flaut

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

Adjective

flaut

1. neuter singular of flau

Etymology 2

Verb

flaut

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

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

flaut

1. past tense of flyta

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Old Norse

Verb

flaut

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

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Old Occitan

Etymology

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

Noun

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

1. flute (musical instrument)

Descendants

• Old French: fleute
  • English: flute
  • Middle French: fleute
    • French: flûte
      • Italian: flûte
        • Italian: fluttino
  • Norman: fliûte (Jersey)

References

• Oxford English Dictionary, 1884–1928, and First Supplement, 1933.

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Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian flauto, from Old Occitan flaüt.

Noun

flaut n (plural flaute)

1. flute

Declension

Declension of flaut

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) flaut	flautul	(niște) flaute	flautele
genitive/dative	(unui) flaut	flautului	(unor) flaute	flautelor
vocative	flautule		flautelor

Related terms

• flautist

See also

• fluier

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Westrobothnian

Pronunciation 1

• IPA^(key): [fɽɞ́ʏ̯ːt], [fɽɑ́ʊ̯ːt], [fɽéʊ̯ːt]

Rhymes: -ɑ́ʊ̯ːt

Verb

flaut

1. The singular preterite active indicative of fluut.

Pronunciation 2

• (Burträsk) IPA^(key): [fɽæ̀ɵ̯ːt]
• (Bygdeå, Lövånger) IPA^(key): [fɽɞ̀ɵ̯ːt]
• (Skellefteå) IPA^(key): [fɽɐ̀ɵ̯ːt]

Rhymes: -ɑ̀ʊ̯ːt

Noun

flaut n (definite singular flautä, definite plural flauta)

1. The stanchions that carry the sled or sleigh bed and sometimes also the crosspiece etc.