flört
Swedish
Etymology
Either a back-formation from flörta (“to flirt”), borrowed from English flirt (verb), or directly from English flirt (noun).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈflœ̞ʈ]
- (nonstandard, nonetheless common[2]) IPA(key): [ˈflɵʈ]
Noun
flört c
- A flirt, an act of flirting
- A "flirtee", a person that has been flirted with
- Jag och min nya flört Annika ska ut och äta.
- Me and my new flirtee Annika are going out to eat.
Declension
nominative | genitive | ||
---|---|---|---|
singular | indefinite | flört | flörts |
definite | flörten | flörtens | |
plural | indefinite | flörtar | flörtars |
definite | flörtarna | flörtarnas |
Derived terms
- tåflört (“footsie”)
Related terms
References
- ^ flört in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- ^ Tomas Riad (2013) “Våra vokaler förändras. En del flyter samman, andra glider isär. [Our vowels change. Some blend together, others drift apart.]”, in Språktidningen [The language journal][1], number 3
Turkish
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish فلورت (flört), from English flirt. First attested in 1900.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fløɾt/
Noun
flört (definite accusative flörtü, plural flörtler)
Declension
singular | plural | |
---|---|---|
nominative | flört | flörtler |
definite accusative | flörtü | flörtleri |
dative | flörte | flörtlere |
locative | flörtte | flörtlerde |
ablative | flörtten | flörtlerden |
genitive | flörtün | flörtlerin |
Derived terms
- flört etmek (“to flirt”)