flete

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See also: fleté and fletë

Latin

Verb

flēte

  1. second-person plural present active imperative of fleō

Participle

flēte

  1. vocative masculine singular of flētus

Middle English

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old English flēot (“fleet”), from Proto-Germanic *fleutaz, related to *flutōną (“to float”).

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Noun

flete

  2. A fleet; a collection or grouping of vessels.
  3. (rare) A group of soldiers.
Descendants
  • English: fleet
  • Scots: fleet
References

Etymology 2

Inherited from Old English flēot (“bay”), from Proto-West Germanic *fleut, from Proto-Germanic *fleutą.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Noun

flete (plural fletis)

  2. A bay or gulf; an arm of the sea.
Descendants
References

Etymology 3

From Old English flēotan.

Verb

flete

  1. Alternative form of fleten

Old English

Pronunciation 1

Noun

flete

  1. dative singular of flet

Pronunciation 2

Noun

flēte

  1. inflection of flēt:
    1. nominative/accusative plural
    2. accusative/genitive/dative singular

Portuguese

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English flat. Distant doublet of prato.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

 

  • Hyphenation: fle‧te

Noun

flete f (plural fletes)

  1. (Mozambique) flat (apartment)

Etymology 2

Verb

flete

  1. inflection of fletir:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈflete/
  • Rhymes: -ete
  • Syllabification: fle‧te

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French fret.

Noun

flete m (plural fletes)

  1. freight, cargo
    • 1907, Benito Pérez Galdós, “chapter 27”, in La de los tristes destinos:
      rescindió el contrato, devolviendo la cantidad entregada ya como primer plazo del flete.
      he rescinded the contract, returning the amount already given as the first installment of the freight.
  2. charter (temporary hiring of a vehicle for transportation of freight)
    Synonym: fletamento
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Verb

flete

  1. inflection of fletar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

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