flotte

See also: Flotte and flotté

French

Pronunciation

• audio (la flotte)

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• IPA^(key): /flɔt/

Etymology 1

First attested in Old French as flote, likely from the same Germanic root as English float.

Noun

flotte f (plural flottes)

1. fleet

Etymology 2

Deverbal of flotter.

Noun

flotte f (plural flottes)

1. (colloquial) water

   La carte est tombée dans la flotte.

2. (colloquial) rain

   Et allez! Encore de la flotte toute cette semaine!

Verb

flotte

1. first-person singular present indicative of flotter
2. third-person singular present indicative of flotter
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of flotter
4. first-person singular present subjunctive of flotter
5. second-person singular imperative of flotter

Further reading

• “flotte” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈflɔtə/

Adjective

flotte

1. strong feminine singular nominative form of flott.
2. strong feminine singular accusative form of flott.
3. strong plural nominative form of flott.
4. strong plural accusative form of flott.
5. weak masculine singular nominative form of flott.
6. weak feminine singular nominative form of flott.
7. weak feminine singular accusative form of flott.
8. weak neuter singular nominative form of flott.
9. weak neuter singular accusative form of flott.
10. mixed feminine singular nominative form of flott.
11. mixed feminine singular accusative form of flott.

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Italian

Noun

flotte f

1. plural of flotta

Anagrams

• fletto

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Norwegian Bokmål

Adjective

flotte

1. definite singular of flott
2. plural form of flott

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Adjective

flotte

1. definite singular of flott
2. plural form of flott

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Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse floti.

Noun

flotte

1. raft

Adjective

flotte

1. absolute definite natural masculine form of flott.