flata

See also: fläta

Latin

Verb

flātā

  1. second-person singular present active imperative of flātō

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

Noun

flata m or f

  1. definite feminine singular of flate

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

flata f

  1. definite singular of flate

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French flatter.

Verb

a flata (third-person singular present flatează, past participle flatat) 1st conjugation

  1. to flatter

Conjugation

Swedish

Etymology

Recorded since at least the 1960s, where it occurs in Haldo Gibson's slang dictionary. Probably derived from flat (flat), alluding to an unwomanly body shape.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈflɑːˌta/

Adjective

flata

  1. inflection of flat:
    1. definite singular
    2. plural

Noun

flata c

  1. (colloquial) a female homosexual, a lesbo, a dyke
    Synonyms: lesbisk, (possibly offensive) lebb, homosexuell, gay
  2. a flat side (of something), a flat
    Synonym: (side) flatsida
    1. a palm (of the hand)
      Synonym: handflata

Usage notes

Flata was a highly offensive slur towards homosexual women, but has been reclaimed by the gay rights movement as a self-descriptive term. See also bög.

Declension

Declension of flata
nominative genitive
singular indefinite flata flatas
definite flatan flatans
plural indefinite flator flators
definite flatorna flatornas

Derived terms

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