fluiten

Dutch

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈflœy̯tə(n)/
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Hyphenation: flui‧ten
Rhymes: -œy̯tən

Etymology 1

From 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

fluiten

(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

Inflection of fluiten (strong class 2b)
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

aanfluiten
affluiten
fluiteend
fluiter
fluitzwaan
gefluit
kunnen fluiten
nafluiten
terugfluiten
toefluiten
uitfluiten

Descendants

Afrikaans: fluit
Berbice Creole Dutch: floiti
→ Papiamentu: flùit
→ Sranan Tongo: froyti
- → Saramaccan: foloíti

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

fluiten

plural of fluit

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