flyder

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Danish[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From flyde (“to float”) +‎ -er.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /flyːðər/, [ˈflyːðɐ]

Noun[edit]

flyder c (singular definite flyderen, plural indefinite flydere)

  1. (fishing) float (a floating piece of wood or cork attached to the line)
  2. (engineering) ball float (in a cistern)
  3. (slang) big American car
  4. (slang) big comfortable couch
  5. (vulgar) floater (floating faeces)
Declension[edit]
Declension of flyder
common
gender 		Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative flyder flyderen flydere flyderne
genitive flyders flyderens flyderes flydernes
References[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /flyːˀðər/, [ˈflyˀðɐ], [ˈflyðˀɐ]

Verb[edit]

flyder

  1. present tense of flyde
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