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fluiten

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Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈflœy̯tə(n)/
  • Audio:(file)
  • 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

  1. (intransitive, transitive) to whistle
  2. (intransitive) to make any similar sound, as a passing bullet
  3. (intransitive, transitive) to referee
    De wedstrijd wordt gefloten door een Italiaan.
    The match is refereed by an Italian.
Conjugation
Derived terms
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

  1. plural of fluit
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