flinga
Swedish
Noun
flinga c
- a flake (thin piece)
- (usually in the plural) a flake of cereal, commonly a cornflake
- Synonyms: (cornflake) majsflinga, (cornflake) cornflakes
- Jag brukar äta flingor till frukost
- I usually have cornflakes for breakfast
- (usually in the plural) synonym of frukostflinga (chiefly when a flake)
- (usually in the plural) a flake of cereal, commonly a cornflake
Declension
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | flinga | flingas |
| definite | flingan | flingans | |
| plural | indefinite | flingor | flingors |
| definite | flingorna | flingornas |
Derived terms
- frukostflinga (“breakfast cereal”)
- snöflinga (“snowflake”)
See also
- cornflakes
- fjäll (“a scale”)
- flaga (more common for skin and paint)
References
- “flinga”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
- “flinga”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
- “flinga”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)