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Crimean Tatar
Etymology
Borrowed from Russian флот ( flot ) , from Dutch vloot ( “ fleet ” ) .
Noun
flot
fleet
Declension
References
Mirjejev, V. A., Usejinov, S. M. (2002 ) Ukrajinsʹko-krymsʹkotatarsʹkyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary ] , Simferopol: Dolya, →ISBN
“flot ”, in Luğatçıq (in Russian)
French
Etymology
Inherited from Middle French flot ( “ considerable quantity of poured liquid, stream, flow ” ) , from Old French flot ( “ mass of moving water, flood, tidal flow ” ) , partly from Old Norse flóð ( “ stream, river, flood, massive flow of water ” ) ; partly from Frankish *flota ( “ flux, streaming flow ” ) ; and partly from Frankish *flōd ( “ river, flood ” ) ; all from Proto-Germanic *flōduz ( “ river ” ) , *flutōną ( “ flow ” ) , from Proto-Indo-European *plōw- ( “ to pour, wash ” ) . Cognate with Old Dutch fluod ( “ river ” ) , Old High German fluot ( “ flood ” ) , Old English flōd ( “ river, flood ” ) , Gothic 𐍆𐌻𐍉𐌳𐌿𐍃 ( flōdus , “ river, stream ” ) . More at fleuve , flood , flow .
Pronunciation
Noun
flot m (plural flots )
( in the plural , literary ) waves
2014 , Indila, Comme un bateau :Un peu comme un bateau / J’avance face à la mer / Je navigue sur les flots A bit like a boat / I move through the sea / I sail on the waves
stream , flood (large amount)
J’ai reçu un flot de lettres. ― I received a flood of letters.
incoming tide (of the sea); floodtide
Derived terms
Further reading
Kashubian
Etymology
Borrowed from German flott .
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /ˈflɔt/
Rhymes: -ɔt
Syllabification: flot
Adverb
flot (not comparable )
quickly , rapidly , fast , swiftly
Synonyms: chùtkò , chiże , drawò
Further reading
Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011 ) “bystro”, in Słownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi
“flot ”, in Internetowi Słowôrz Kaszëbsczégò Jãzëka [Internet Dictionary of the Kashubian Language ], Fundacja Kaszuby, 2022
Middle English
Noun
flot
Alternative form of flote ( “ float, fleet ” )
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology 1
Adjective
flot (neuter flott , definite singular and plural flote , comparative flotare , indefinite superlative flotast , definite superlative flotaste )
Alternative spelling of flòt
Noun
flot n (definite singular flotet , indefinite plural flot , definite plural flota )
Alternative spelling of flòt
Etymology 2
Noun
flot f (definite singular flota , indefinite plural floter , definite plural flotene )
Alternative spelling of flòt
Anagrams
Old English
Pronunciation
Noun
flot n
sea
Old French
Etymology
Partly from Old Norse flóð ( “ stream, river, flood, massive flow of water ” ) ; partly from Frankish *flota ( “ flux, streaming flow ” ) ; and partly from Frankish *flōd ( “ river, flood ” ) ; all from Proto-Germanic *flōduz ( “ river ” ) , Proto-Germanic *flutōną ( “ flow ” ) , from Proto-Indo-European *plōw- ( “ to pour, wash ” ) .
Noun
flot oblique singular , m (oblique plural floz or flotz , nominative singular floz or flotz , nominative plural flot )
wave , billow ; surge on the surface of a body of water agitated by winds
a large expanse of moving water, flood ; river
current , stream
Descendants
Middle French: flot
Picard: flôt ( Athois )
Polish
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /ˈflɔt/
Rhymes: -ɔt
Syllabification: flot
Noun
flot
genitive plural of flota