flaga
Icelandic
Etymology
Old Norse flaga, flak, from Proto-Germanic *flakǭ, variant of *flaką (“something flat”), possibly derived from Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂- (“flat, broad, plain”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈflaːɣa/
- Rhymes: -aːɣa
Noun
flaga f (genitive singular flögu, nominative plural flögur)
- flake
- slab, flag
Declension
declension of flaga
| f-w1 | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | flaga | flagan | flögur | flögurnar |
| accusative | flögu | flöguna | flögur | flögurnar |
| dative | flögu | flögunni | flögum | flögunum |
| genitive | flögu | flögunnar | flaga/flagna | flaganna/flagnanna |
Derived terms
- blóðflaga
- kartöfluflaga
References
- Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN
Norwegian Nynorsk
Noun
flaga n
- definite plural of flag
Noun
flaga f (definite singular flaga, indefinite plural flager or flagor, definite plural flagene or flagone)
- (pre-2012) alternative form of flage
- definite singular of flage
Verb
flaga (present tense flagar, past tense flaga, past participle flaga, passive infinitive flagast, present participle flagande, imperative flaga/flag)
- Alternative form of flage
Polish
flaga
Etymology
Borrowed from German Flagge, from Low German, from English flag, or from early modern Dutch vlagghe.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfla.ɡa/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -aɡa
- Syllabification: fla‧ga
Noun
flaga f
- flag (piece of cloth or often its representation)
Declension
Declension of flaga
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | flaga | flagi |
| genitive | flagi | flag |
| dative | fladze | flagom |
| accusative | flagę | flagi |
| instrumental | flagą | flagami |
| locative | fladze | flagach |
| vocative | flago | flagi |
Derived terms
noun
- biała flaga
Further reading
- flaga in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- flaga in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Norse flaga f, flak, from Proto-Germanic *flakǭ, *flaką.
Noun
flaga c
- a thin flake (of some covering layer, like skin or paint)
Declension
| Declension of flaga | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | flaga | flagan | flagor | flagorna |
| Genitive | flagas | flagans | flagors | flagornas |
See also
- flinga
Verb
flaga (present flagar, preterite flagade, supine flagat, imperative flaga)
- to flake (come or fall off in flakes)
- Synonym: flagna
Conjugation
Conjugation of flaga (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | flaga | flagas | ||
| Supine | flagat | flagats | ||
| Imperative | flaga | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | flagen | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | flagar | flagade | flagas | flagades |
| Ind. plural1 | flaga | flagade | flagas | flagades |
| Subjunctive2 | flage | flagade | flages | flagades |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | flagande | |||
| Past participle | flagad | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||