flöte

See also: flote, floté, flòte, fløte, and Flöte

Central Franconian

Alternative forms

• fläute (Kölsch, but now also the ö-form)
• fläte, flete (Moselle Franconian)

Etymology

Derived from Flöt, ultimately from Old French fleute.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfløːtə/

Verb

flöte (third-person singular present flöt, past participle jeflöt)

1. (Ripuarian) to whistle or play a wind instrument

   Synonym: (very rare in this sense) piefe

2. (Ripuarian) to act as referee

   Wat dä höck widder flöt, dat jlööv kee Mensch!

   No one would believe the way this guy is refereeing today!

German

Pronunciation

• Audio

  (file)

Verb

flöte

1. inflection of flöten:
   1. first-person singular present
   2. first/third-person singular subjunctive I
   3. singular imperative

Swedish

Etymology

From the verb flyta (“to float”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²fløːtɛ/
• Rhymes: -²øːte

Noun

flöte n

1. (fishing) a fishing float, a bobber

Declension

Declension of flöte
	Uncountable
	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	flöte	flötet	—	—
Genitive	flötes	flötets	—	—

Synonyms

• pumla (dialectal)

References

• flöte in Svensk ordbok (SO)

Anagrams

• fölet, löfte