fläta
See also: flata
Swedish
fläta
Etymology
Inherited from Old Swedish flætta, from Old Norse flétta, from Proto-Germanic *flehtaną, from Proto-Indo-European *pleḱ-.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɛːta
Declension
| Declension of fläta | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | fläta | flätan | flätor | flätorna |
| Genitive | flätas | flätans | flätors | flätornas |
Verb
fläta (present flätar, preterite flätade, supine flätat, imperative fläta)
- 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 |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | flätande | |||
| Past participle | flätad | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
Derived terms
See also
Further reading
- fläta in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker
- fläta in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
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