Flaute

See also: flaute

German

Etymology

Via Middle Low German from Middle Dutch. Derived from flau, which see for more.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈflaʊ̯tə/
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Noun

Flaute f (genitive Flaute, plural Flauten)

  1. calm (period free from wind)
  2. slack, slack period
    • 2010, Der Spiegel, issue 49/2010, page 80:
      Nach dreijähriger Flaute werden in Deutschland erstmals wieder deutlich mehr Wohnungen und Häuser gebaut.
      After a slack period lasting three years, for the first time there are significantly more apartments and houses constructed again in Germany.

Declension
Declension of Flaute
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Flaute die Flauten
genitive einer der Flaute der Flauten
dative einer der Flaute den Flauten
accusative eine die Flaute die Flauten

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