flata

== Latin == === Verb === flātā second-person singular present active imperative of flātō == Norwegian Bokmål == === Alternative forms === flaten === Noun === flata m or f definite feminine singular of flate == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Noun === flata f definite singular of flate == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French flatter. === Verb === a flata (third-person singular present flatează, past participle flatat) 1st conjugation 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 inflection of flat: definite singular plural === Noun === flata c (colloquial) a female homosexual, a lesbo, a dyke Synonyms: lesbisk, (possibly offensive) lebb, homosexuell, gay a flat side (of something), a flat Synonym: (side) flatsida 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 ==== ==== Derived terms ==== flatsex handflata (“palm”) === References === flata in Svensk ordbok (SO) flata in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL) flata in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB) Fula Ordboken