flatr

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *flataz.

Adjective

flatr

1. flat, level
2. flat, prostrate

Declension

Strong declension of flatr

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	flatr	flǫt	flatt
accusative	flatan	flata	flatt
dative	flǫtum	flatri	flǫtu
genitive	flats	flatrar	flats
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	flatir	flatar	flǫt
accusative	flata	flatar	flǫt
dative	flǫtum	flǫtum	flǫtum
genitive	flatra	flatra	flatra

Weak declension of flatr

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	flati	flata	flata
accusative	flata	flǫtu	flata
dative	flata	flǫtu	flata
genitive	flata	flǫtu	flata
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	flǫtu	flǫtu	flǫtu
accusative	flǫtu	flǫtu	flǫtu
dative	flǫtum	flǫtum	flǫtum
genitive	flǫtu	flǫtu	flǫtu

Declension of comparative of flatr

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	flatari	flatari	flatara
accusative	flatara	flatari	flatara
dative	flatara	flatari	flatara
genitive	flatara	flatari	flatara
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	flatari	flatari	flatari
accusative	flatari	flatari	flatari
dative	flǫturum	flǫturum	flǫturum
genitive	flatari	flatari	flatari

Strong declension of superlative of flatr

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	flatastr	flǫtust	flatast
accusative	flatastan	flatasta	flatast
dative	flǫtustum	flatastri	flǫtustu
genitive	flatasts	flatastrar	flatasts
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	flatastir	flatastar	flǫtust
accusative	flatasta	flatastar	flǫtust
dative	flǫtustum	flǫtustum	flǫtustum
genitive	flatastra	flatastra	flatastra

Weak declension of superlative of flatr

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	flatasti	flatasta	flatasta
accusative	flatasta	flǫtustu	flatasta
dative	flatasta	flǫtustu	flatasta
genitive	flatasta	flǫtustu	flatasta
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	flǫtustu	flǫtustu	flǫtustu
accusative	flǫtustu	flǫtustu	flǫtustu
dative	flǫtustum	flǫtustum	flǫtustum
genitive	flǫtustu	flǫtustu	flǫtustu

Descendants

• Icelandic: flatur
• Faroese: flatur
• Norwegian Nynorsk: flat
• Norwegian Bokmål: flat
• Swedish: flat
• Danish: flad
• English: flat

Further reading

• Zoëga, Geir T. (1910), “flatr”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive