floten

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic)
• IPA^(key): (Valencian)

Verb

floten

1. third-person plural present indicative of flotar

Dutch

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -oːtən

Verb

floten

1. inflection of fluiten:
   1. plural past indicative
   2. (dated or formal) plural past subjunctive

Middle English

Alternative forms

• flote, flotie, flooten, flotten

Etymology

From Old English flotian, from Proto-Germanic *flutōną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈflɔːtən/, /ˈflɔtən/

Verb

floten

1. To move in or around water; to float or swim:
   1. To float; to stay buoyant on the surface of a liquid.
   2. To move or propel oneself in or on the water; to swim.
   3. To move on a vessel or raft across water; to be conveyed over a liquid.
2. (rare) To stream or flow; to move smoothly as a liquid or fluid.
3. (rare) To waft; to be propelled by air (of a scent)
4. (rare) To go or travel, especially with great speed.

Conjugation

Descendants

• English: float
  • → German: floaten
• Scots: flote, flot, floit

References

• “flōten, -ien, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-10-05.

Spanish

Verb

floten

1. inflection of flotar:
   1. third-person plural present subjunctive
   2. third-person plural imperative