flyta
See also: flýta
Faroese edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse flytja, from Proto-Germanic *flutjaną.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
flyta (third person singular past indicative flutti, third person plural past indicative fluttu, supine flutt)
- to move
Conjugation edit
| Conjugation of flyta (group v-24) | ||
|---|---|---|
| infinitive | flyta | |
| supine | flutt | |
| participle (a5 (a39))1 | flytandi | fluttur |
| present | past | |
| first singular | flyti | flutti |
| second singular | flytur | flutti |
| third singular | flytur | flutti |
| plural | flyta | fluttu |
| imperative | ||
| singular | flyt! | |
| plural | flytið! | |
| 1Only the past participle being declined. | ||
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
flyta (present tense flyt, past tense flaut, past participle flote, present participle flytande, imperative flyt)
- to float (remain on top of a liquid)
- Tre flyt på vatn.
- Wood floats on water.
- to flow (for a liquid to move)
- Det flyt vatn nedover bakken.
- Water is flowing down the hill.
References edit
- “flyta” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old Swedish edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse fljóta, from Proto-Germanic *fleutaną.
Verb edit
flȳta
- to float
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of flȳta (strong)
| present | past | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | flȳta | — | |||
| participle | flȳtandi, flȳtande | flutin | |||
| active voice | indicative | subjunctive | imperative | indicative | subjunctive |
| iæk | flȳter | flȳti, flȳte | — | flø̄t | fluti, flute |
| þū | flȳter | flȳti, flȳte | flȳt | *flø̄st | fluti, flute |
| han | flȳter | flȳti, flȳte | — | flø̄t | fluti, flute |
| vīr | flȳtum, flȳtom | flȳtum, flȳtom | flȳtum, flȳtom | flutum, flutom | flutum, flutom |
| īr | flȳtin | flȳtin | flȳtin | flutin | flutin |
| þēr | flȳta | flȳtin | — | flutu, fluto | flutin |
| mediopassive voice | indicative | subjunctive | imperative | indicative | subjunctive |
| iæk | — | — | — | — | — |
| þū | — | — | — | — | — |
| han | — | — | — | — | — |
| vīr | — | — | — | — | — |
| īr | — | — | — | — | — |
| þēr | — | — | — | — | — |
Descendants edit
- Swedish: flyta
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
From Old Swedish flȳta, from Old Norse fljóta (“to float”), from Proto-Germanic *fleutaną, from Proto-Indo-European *plewd-.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
flyta (present flyter, preterite flöt, supine flutit, imperative flyt)
- to float; of an object or substance, to be supported by a fluid of greater density
- to float; to be capable of floating.
- to float; to drift gently through the air
- to float; to move in a particular direction with the liquid in which one is floating
- to float; to move in a fluid manner.
- to flow; to move as a fluid
- to flow; to move or match smoothly
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of flyta (class 2 strong)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | flyta | — | ||
| Supine | flutit | — | ||
| Imperative | flyt | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | flyten | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | flyter | flöt | — | — |
| Ind. plural1 | flyta | flöto | — | — |
| Subjunctive2 | flyte | flöte | — | — |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | flytande | |||
| Past participle | fluten | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- flyta in Svensk ordbok.