fluiten
Dutch
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editFrom Middle Dutch floyten. Equivalent to fluit + -en. Originally a weak verb, which developed strong forms by analogy with sluiten etc. Weak forms died out in the standard language over the 19th century.
Verb
editfluiten
- (intransitive, transitive) to whistle
- (intransitive) to make any similar sound, as a passing bullet
- (intransitive, transitive) to referee
- De wedstrijd wordt gefloten door een Italiaan.
- The match is refereed by an Italian.
Inflection
editConjugation of fluiten (strong class 2b) | ||||
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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. |
Derived terms
edit- aanfluiten
- affluiten
- fluiteend
- fluiter
- fluitzwaan
- gefluit
- kunnen fluiten
- nafluiten
- terugfluiten
- toefluiten
- uitfluiten
Descendants
edit- Afrikaans: fluit
- Berbice Creole Dutch: floiti
- → Papiamentu: flùit
- → Sranan Tongo: froyti
- → Saramaccan: foloíti
Etymology 2
editSee the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
editfluiten
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