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fluiten
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Dutch
Pronunciation
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.
Conjugation
Derived terms
- aanfluiten
- affluiten
- fluiteend
- fluiter
- fluitzwaan
- gefluit
- kunnen fluiten
- nafluiten
- terugfluiten
- toefluiten
- uitfluiten
Descendants
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
fluiten
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