flaut

Friulian

Noun

flaut m (plural flauts)

1. flute

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

Adjective

flaut

1. neuter singular of flau

Etymology 2

Verb

flaut

1. (non-standard since 2005) past tense of flyte

Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

flaut

1. past tense of flyta

Old Norse

Verb

flaut

1. first/third-person singular past indicative active of fljóta

Old Occitan

Etymology

Perhaps a blend of flaujol (“flageolet”) + laüt (“lute”). The first element is probably from Vulgar Latin *flabeolum (“flute”), from Latin flabrum.

Noun

flaut f (oblique plural flauts, nominative singular flaut, nominative plural flauts)

1. flute (musical instrument)

Descendants

• Occitan: flaüta
  • → Asturian: flauta
  • → Catalan: flauta
  • → Italian: flauto (see there for further descendants)
  • → Portuguese: flauta
  • → Spanish: flauta (see there for further descendants)
• → Old French: fleute (see there for further descendants)

References

• James A. H. Murray et al., editors (1884–1928), “Flaut”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC.

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian flauto, from Old Occitan flaüt.

Noun

flaut n (plural flaute)

1. flute

Declension

	singular			plural
	indefinite	definite		indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	flaut	flautul		flaute	flautele
genitive-dative	flaut	flautului		flaute	flautelor
vocative	flautule			flautelor

Related terms

• flautist

See also

• fluier

Further reading

• “flaut”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2025