flo
Latin
Etymology
From Proto-Italic *flāō, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₁- (“to blow”). Cognate with English blow, Old Armenian բեղուն (bełun, “fertile”), Albanian plas (“to blow, explode”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /floː/, [fɫoː]
Inflection
References
- flo in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- flo in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- flo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
- Carl Meissner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
- the east winds are blowing: venti ab ortu solis flant
- the east winds are blowing: venti ab ortu solis flant
Middle English
Etymology
From Old English flā, from flān reanalysed as a plural, from Proto-Germanic *flainaz. Compare flon.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /flɔː/
- Rhymes: -ɔː
Noun
- An arrow, especially one used with a long bow (projectile weapon emitted from a bow)
- (figuratively) Anything felt to have a (metaphorically) piercing effect.
Descendants
- English: flo
References
- “flō (n.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-05-04.
Norwegian Bokmål
Noun
flo f or m (definite singular floa or floen, indefinite plural floer, definite plural floene)
Synonyms
- høyvann, høgvatn (Nynorsk also), høgvann, høyvatn
Antonyms
Romansch
Vietnamese
Chemical element | |
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F | Previous: oxi (O) |
Next: neon (Ne) |
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [flɔ˧˧], [fəː˨˩ lɔ˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [flɔ˧˧], [fəː˦˩ lɔ˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [flɔ˧˧], [fəː˨˩ lɔ˧˧]
- Phonetic: phlo, phờ lo
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