flotter

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French

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Etymology

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Inherited from Middle French flotter, from Old French floter (to float), from Frankish *flotōn (to float, swim), from Proto-Germanic *flutōną (to float, swim), from Proto-Indo-European *plew-, *plōw- (to flow, swim). Cognate with Middle Dutch vlōten (to float, swim), Old English flotian (to float), Old Norse flota (to float, launch). More at English float.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /flɔ.te/
  • Audio:(file)

Verb

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flotter

  1. (intransitive) to float
  2. to flutter, to wave
  3. (informal) to mill about

Conjugation

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Descendants

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  • Catalan: flotar
  • Italian: flottare
  • Spanish: flotar

Further reading

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German

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Pronunciation

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Adjective

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flotter

  1. comparative degree of flott

Adjective

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flotter

  1. inflection of flott:
    1. strong/mixed nominative masculine singular
    2. strong genitive/dative feminine singular
    3. strong genitive plural

Luxembourgish

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Adjective

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flotter

  1. feminine dative of flott

Middle French

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old French floter.

Verb

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flotter

  1. to float

Conjugation

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

Descendants

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