fläta

See also: flata

Swedish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Swedish flætta, from Old Norse flétta, from Proto-Germanic *flehtaną, from Proto-Indo-European *pleḱ-.

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ɛːta

Noun

fläta c

  1. braid, plait

Declension

Declension of fläta
nominative genitive
singular indefinite fläta flätas
definite flätan flätans
plural indefinite flätor flätors
definite flätorna flätornas

Verb

fläta (present flätar, preterite flätade, supine flätat, imperative fläta)

  1. braid (intertwine, sometimes figuratively)

Conjugation

Conjugation of fläta (weak)
active passive
infinitive fläta flätas
supine flätat flätats
imperative fläta —
imper. plural1 fläten —
present past present past
indicative flätar flätade flätas flätades
ind. plural1 fläta flätade flätas flätades
subjunctive2 fläte flätade flätes flätades
present participle flätande
past participle flätad

1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Derived terms

See also

Descendants

  • → Finnish: fleeta, leeta, letti, fleda

Further reading

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