fluiten
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈflœy̯tə(n)/
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Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch floyten. Equivalent to fluit + -en.
Verb
fluiten
- (intransitive, transitive) to whistle
- (intransitive) To make any similar sound, as a passing bullet
Inflection
| Inflection of fluiten (strong class 2) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | fluiten | |||
| past singular | floot | |||
| past participle | gefloten | |||
| infinitive | fluiten | |||
| gerund | fluiten n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | fluit | floot | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | fluit | floot | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | fluit | floot | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | fluit | floot | ||
| 3rd person singular | fluit | floot | ||
| plural | fluiten | floten | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | fluite | flote | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | fluiten | floten | ||
| imperative sing. | fluit | |||
| imperative plur.1 | fluit | |||
| participles | fluitend | gefloten | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||
Descendants
- → Sranan Tongo: froyti
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the main entry.
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