flensa

Icelandic

Alternative forms

• flonsa, flunsa (obsolete)

Etymology

Shortened from inflúensa, from Italian influenza.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈflɛnsa/

  Rhymes: -ɛnsa

Noun

flensa f (genitive singular flensu, nominative plural flensur)

1. flu (influenza)

Declension

Declension of flensa (feminine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	flensa	flensan	flensur	flensurnar
accusative	flensu	flensuna	flensur	flensurnar
dative	flensu	flensunni	flensum	flensunum
genitive	flensu	flensunnar	flensa	flensanna

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch flens, from English flange.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈflɛn.sa/, [ˈflɛn.sa]
• Hyphenation: flèn‧sa

Noun

flènsa (first-person possessive flensaku, second-person possessive flensamu, third-person possessive flensanya)

1. flange:
   1. an external or internal rib or rim, used either to add strength or to hold something in place.
   2. the projecting edge of a rigid or semi-rigid component.

Further reading

• “flensa” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.