fluiten

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈflœy̯tə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: flui‧ten
• Rhymes: -œy̯tən

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch floyten. Equivalent to fluit +‎ -en.

Verb

fluiten

1. (intransitive, transitive) to whistle
2. (intransitive) To make any similar sound, as a passing bullet

Inflection

Conjugation of fluiten (strong class 2)
infinitive	fluiten
past singular	floot
past participle	gefloten
infinitive	fluiten
gerund	fluiten n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	fluit	floot
2nd person sing. (jij)	fluit	floot
2nd person sing. (u)	fluit	floot
2nd person sing. (gij)	fluit	floot
3rd person singular	fluit	floot
plural	fluiten	floten
subjunctive sing.1	fluite	flote
subjunctive plur.1	fluiten	floten
imperative sing.	fluit
imperative plur.1	fluit
participles	fluitend	gefloten
1) Archaic.

Derived terms

• fluiter
• gefluit
• kunnen fluiten

Descendants

• Afrikaans: fluit
• → Sranan Tongo: froyti

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

fluiten

1. (deprecated template usage) Plural form of fluit