See also: fluír and flùir

Aromanian edit

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Etymology 1 edit

From or related to fluiarã / fluearã. Compare Romanian fluiera, fluier.

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fluir first-singular present indicative (past participle fluiratã)

  1. to whistle
    Synonym: shuir
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fluir n (plural fluiri / fluire)

  1. Alternative form of fluiarã (whistle)

Etymology 2 edit

From the above, given the comparison of a bone to a flute; compare Romanian fluier; cf. also the semantic evolution in Latin tibia, which also possessed the sense of "flute".

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fluir n (plural fluiri / fluire)

  1. (anatomy) tibia, shinbone
    Synonyms: aridã, cãlami, chilunghi

Catalan edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Latin fluere, with normal change of conjugation to -ir.

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fluir (first-person singular present flueixo, first-person singular preterite fluí, past participle fluït)

  1. (intransitive) to flow

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fluir

  1. past infinitive of fluar

Middle French edit

Etymology edit

From Old French. Borrowed from Latin fluō. Doublet of fluer.

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fluir

  1. (intransitive) to flow

Conjugation edit

  • Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.

References edit

  • fluir on Dictionnaire du Moyen Français (1330–1500) (in French)

Portuguese edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Latin fluere, with change of conjugation.

Pronunciation edit

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /fluˈi(ʁ)/ [flʊˈi(h)], (faster pronunciation) /ˈflwi(ʁ)/ [ˈflwi(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /fluˈi(ɾ)/ [flʊˈi(ɾ)], (faster pronunciation) /ˈflwi(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /fluˈi(ʁ)/ [flʊˈi(χ)], (faster pronunciation) /ˈflwi(ʁ)/ [ˈflwi(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /fluˈi(ɻ)/ [flʊˈi(ɻ)], (faster pronunciation) /ˈflwi(ɻ)/
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /fluˈiɾ/, (faster pronunciation) /ˈflwiɾ/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /fluˈi.ɾi/, (faster pronunciation) /ˈflwi.ɾi/

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fluir (first-person singular present fluo, first-person singular preterite fluí, past participle fluído)

  1. to flow, run
  2. to pour

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fluir (plural fluirs)

  1. Alternative form of flair

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Etymology edit

From Latin fluere.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /fluˈiɾ/ [fluˈiɾ]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -iɾ
  • Syllabification: flu‧ir

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fluir (first-person singular present fluyo, first-person singular preterite flui, past participle fluido)

  1. (intransitive) to flow

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