flater

See also: flatër and flåter

Dutch

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Noun

flater m (plural flaters, diminutive flatertje n)

blooper, stupid mistake

Latin

Verb

flāter

first-person singular present passive subjunctive of flātō

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

flater m, f

indefinite plural of flate

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

flater f

indefinite plural of flate

Old French

Verb

flater

to flatter; to seduce with words

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. The forms that would normally end in *-ts, *-tt are modified to z, t. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

Conjugation of flater (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)

		simple			compound
infinitive		flater			avoir flaté
gerund		en flatant			Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle
present participle		flatant
past participle		flaté
person		singular			plural
person		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	il	nos	vos	il
simple tenses	present	flat	flates	flate	flatons	flatez	flatent
	imperfect	flatoie, flateie, flatoe, flateve	flatoies, flateies, flatoes, flateves	flatoit, flateit, flatot, flateve	flatiiens, flatiens	flatiiez, flatiez	flatoient, flateient, flatoent, flatevent
	preterite	flatai	flatas	flata	flatames	flatastes	flaterent
	future	flaterai	flateras	flatera	flaterons	flateroiz, flatereiz, flaterez	flateront
	conditional	flateroie, flatereie	flateroies, flatereies	flateroit, flatereit	flateriiens, flateriens	flateriiez, flateriez	flateroient, flatereient
compound tenses	present perfect	Use the present tense of avoir followed by the past participle
	pluperfect	Use the imperfect tense of avoir followed by the past participle
	past anterior	Use the preterite tense of avoir followed by the past participle
	future perfect	Use the future tense of avoir followed by the past participle
	conditional perfect	Use the conditional tense of avoir followed by the past participle
subjunctive		que jo	que tu	qu’il	que nos	que vos	qu’il
simple tenses	present	flat	flaz	flat	flatons	flatez	flatent
simple tenses	imperfect	flatasse	flatasses	flatast	flatissons, flatissiens	flatissoiz, flatissez, flatissiez	flatassent
compound tenses	past	Use the present subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
compound tenses	pluperfect	Use the imperfect subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nos	vos	–
imperative		—	flate	—	flatons	flatez	—

Derived terms

flateour

Descendants

English: to flatter
French: flatter
Norman: fliatter

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