fletja

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse fletja, from Proto-Germanic *flatjaną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈflɛːtja/
• Rhymes: -ɛːtja

Verb

fletja (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative flatti, supine flatt)

1. to flatten

Conjugation

fletja – active voice (germynd)

infinitive nafnháttur		að fletja
supine sagnbót		flatt
present participle lýsingarháttur nútíðar		fletjandi
		indicative framsöguháttur			subjunctive viðtengingarháttur
		present nútíð	past þátíð		present nútíð	past þátíð
singular	ég	flet	flatti		fletji	fletti
	þú	fletur	flattir		fletjir	flettir
	hann, hún, það	fletur	flatti		fletji	fletti
plural	við	fletjum	flöttum		fletjum	flettum
	þið	fletjið	flöttuð		fletjið	flettuð
	þeir, þær, þau	fletja	flöttu		fletji	flettu
		imperative boðháttur
singular	þú	flet (þú), flettu
plural	þið	fletjið (þið), fletjiði1

¹ Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.

fletjast – mediopassive voice (miðmynd)

infinitive nafnháttur		að fletjast
supine sagnbót		flast
present participle lýsingarháttur nútíðar		fletjandist (rare; see appendix)
		indicative framsöguháttur			subjunctive viðtengingarháttur
		present nútíð	past þátíð		present nútíð	past þátíð
singular	ég	flest	flattist		fletjist	flettist
	þú	flest	flattist		fletjist	flettist
	hann, hún, það	flest	flattist		fletjist	flettist
plural	við	fletjumst	flöttumst		fletjumst	flettumst
	þið	fletjist	flöttust		fletjist	flettust
	þeir, þær, þau	fletjast	flöttust		fletjist	flettust
		imperative boðháttur
singular	þú	flest (þú), flestu
plural	þið	fletist (þið), fletisti1

¹ Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.

flattur — past participle (lýsingarháttur þátíðar)

strong declension (sterk beyging)	singular (eintala)			plural (fleirtala)
	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)
nominative (nefnifall)	flattur	flatt	flatt	flattir	flattar	flatt
accusative (þolfall)	flattan	flatta	flatt	flatta	flattar	flatt
dative (þágufall)	flattum	flattri	flattu	flattum	flattum	flattum
genitive (eignarfall)	flatts	flattrar	flatts	flettra	flettra	flettra
weak declension (veik beyging)	singular (eintala)			plural (fleirtala)
	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)
nominative (nefnifall)	flatti	flatta	flatta	flattu	flattu	flattu
accusative (þolfall)	flatta	flattu	flatta	flattu	flattu	flattu
dative (þágufall)	flatta	flattu	flatta	flattu	flattu	flattu
genitive (eignarfall)	flatta	flattu	flatta	flattu	flattu	flattu

Related terms

• flatur

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *flatjaną.

Verb

fletja (singular past indicative flatti, plural past indicative flǫttu, past participle flattr)

1. to make flat
2. (of a cod) to cut open
3. (mediopassive voice) to extend

Conjugation

Conjugation of fletja — active (weak class 1)

infinitive	fletja
present participle	fletjandi
past participle	flattr
	indicative			subjunctive
	present	past		present	past
1st person singular	flet	flatta		fletja	fletta
2nd person singular	fletr	flattir		fletir	flettir
3rd person singular	fletr	flatti		fleti	fletti
1st person plural	fletjum	flǫttum		fletim	flettim
2nd person plural	fletið	flǫttuð		fletið	flettið
3rd person plural	fletja	flǫttu		fleti	fletti
imperative	present
2nd person singular	flet
1st person plural	fletjum
2nd person plural	fletið

Conjugation of fletja — mediopassive (weak class 1)

infinitive	fletjask
present participle	fletjandisk
past participle	flazk
	indicative			subjunctive
	present	past		present	past
1st person singular	fletjumk	flǫttumk		fletjumk	flettumk
2nd person singular	flezk	flattisk		fletisk	flettisk
3rd person singular	flezk	flattisk		fletisk	flettisk
1st person plural	fletjumsk	flǫttumsk		fletimsk	flettimsk
2nd person plural	fletizk	flǫttuzk		fletizk	flettizk
3rd person plural	fletjask	flǫttusk		fletisk	flettisk
imperative	present
2nd person singular	flezk
1st person plural	fletjumsk
2nd person plural	fletizk

Related terms

• flatr

Descendants

• Icelandic: fletja

Further reading

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