fløyte
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Etymology 1 edit
Noun edit
fløyte f or m (definite singular fløyta or fløyten, indefinite plural fløyter, definite plural fløytene)
Etymology 2 edit
Noun edit
fløyte m (definite singular fløyten, uncountable)
- (foods) alternative form of fløte
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “fløyte” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Middle Low German vloite, velute, from Middle Dutch vloite, flöute, from Old French flahute, flaüte.[1] Ultimately derived off the Latin noun flātus (“blowing, breath”).[1] The verb is derived from the noun.
Noun edit
fløyte f (definite singular fløyta, indefinite plural fløyter, definite plural fløytene)
Alternative forms edit
Derived terms edit
Verb edit
fløyte (present tense fløytar/fløyter, past tense fløyta/fløytte, past participle fløyta/fløytt, passive infinitive fløytast, present participle fløytande, imperative fløyte/fløyt)
- (transitive, intransitive) to blow in a flute or whistle
- (intransitive) to squeak
- (intransitive, about humans, dated) to whistle
- (transitive, vulgar) to give head
Alternative forms edit
- fløyta (a-infinitive)
Etymology 2 edit
From Old Norse flautir pl (“something that floats on top”).[2]
Noun edit
fløyte m (definite singular fløyten, uncountable)
- (foods) cream
Derived terms edit
Verb edit
fløyte (present tense fløyter, past tense fløytte, past participle fløytt, passive infinitive fløytast, present participle fløytande, imperative fløyt)
- (transitive) to skim, fleet off the top (of)
Alternative forms edit
- fløyta (a-infinitive)
See also edit
Etymology 3 edit
From Old Norse fleyta,[2] from Proto-Germanic *flautijaną, a causative of Norwegian Nynorsk flyte, Old Norse fljóta and Proto-Germanic *fleutaną. Ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European root *plewd- (“to flow, run”). Cognates include Icelandic fleyta, Faroese floyta and Danish fløde.
Alternative forms edit
- fløyta (a-infinitive)
Verb edit
fløyte (present tense fløyter, past tense fløytte, past participle fløytt, passive infinitive fløytast, present participle fløytande, imperative fløyt)
- (transitive) to make or cause to float
- (transitive, intransitive) to drive logs, engage in a log drive
- (transitive) to raise, lift from the ground
- (reflexive) to move about in water by floating (in a specific direction)
- (reflexive) to stay afloat
Derived terms edit
- fløyt m or n
- fløytar m
- fløytetømmer n
- fløyting f > tømmerfløyting f
Etymology 4 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Adjective edit
fløyte