fluit

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -œy̯t
  • IPA(key): /flœy̯t/
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Noun

fluit m or f (plural fluiten, diminutive fluitje n)

  1. (music) flute or the sound it creates
  2. a whistle
  3. organ pipe
  4. (colloquial) penis
  5. fluyt, flute (type of cargo ship)
    Synonym: fluitschip
  6. shortened form of certain compounds, notably fluitglas
Derived terms
Descendants

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the main entry.

Verb

fluit

  1. first-, second- and third-person singular present indicative of fluiten
  2. imperative of fluiten

Latin

Verb

fluit

  1. third-person singular present active indicative of fluō

Scots

Pronunciation

Noun

fluit (plural fluits)

  1. (music) A flute.
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