Latin

Verb

flātā

1. second-person singular present active imperative of flātō

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• flaten

Noun

flata m, f

1. definite feminine singular of flate

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

flata f

1. definite singular of flate

Swedish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈflɑːˌta/

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.

Adjective

flata

1. absolute singular definite and plural form of flat.

Noun

flata c

1. (colloquial) a female homosexual, a dyke

Declension

Usage notes

• Flata has previously been a highly offensive slur towards homosexual women, but has been used by the gay rights movement as a self-descriptive in order to reclaim and de-stigmatize the term. See also bög, "gay, fag, queer, poof".