floter

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Middle English

Verb

floter

  1. Alternative form of floteren

Old French

Etymology

From Frankish *flotōn (“to float, swim”), from Proto-Germanic *flutōną (“to float, swim”), from Proto-Indo-European *plew-, *plōw- (“to flow, swim”). Cognate with Middle Dutch vlōten (“to float, swim”), Old English flotian (“to float”), Old Norse flota (“to float, launch”). More at float.

Verb

floter

  1. to float (rest upon liquid without sinking)

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. The forms that would normally end in *-ts, *-tt are modified to z, t. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

    Conjugation of floter (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
simple compound
infinitive floter avoir floté
gerund en flotant gerund of avoir + past participle
present participle flotant
past participle floté
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu il nos vos il
simple
tenses 		present flot flotes flote flotons flotez flotent
imperfect flotoie, floteie, flotoe, floteve flotoies, floteies, flotoes, floteves flotoit, floteit, flotot, floteve flotiiens, flotiens flotiiez, flotiez flotoient, floteient, flotoent, flotevent
preterite flotai flotas flota flotames flotastes floterent
future floterai floteras flotera floterons floteroiz, flotereiz, floterez floteront
conditional floteroie, flotereie floteroies, flotereies floteroit, flotereit floteriiens, floteriens floteriiez, floteriez floteroient, flotereient
compound
tenses 		present perfect present tense of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect tense of avoir + past participle
past anterior preterite tense of avoir + past participle
future perfect future tense of avoir + past participle
conditional perfect conditional tense of avoir + past participle
subjunctive que jo que tu qu’il que nos que vos qu’il
simple
tenses 		present flot floz flot flotons flotez flotent
imperfect flotasse flotasses flotast flotissons, flotissiens flotissoiz, flotissez, flotissiez flotassent
compound
tenses 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nos vos –
— flote — flotons flotez —

Descendants

  • Middle French: flotter
  • Walloon: floter

Walloon

Etymology

From Old French floter, from Frankish flotōn (“to float, swim”), from Proto-Germanic *flutōną (“to float, swim”), from Proto-Indo-European *plew-, *plōw- (“to flow, swim”). Cognate with Middle Dutch vlōten (“to float, swim”), Old English flotian (“to float”), Old Norse flota (“to float, launch”). More at float.

Pronunciation

Verb

floter

  1. to float (rest upon liquid without sinking)

Conjugation

   —         —   Conjugation of the verb floter in Walloon   —   Codjowaedje do viebe floter e walon
infinitive simple floter
compound aveur + past participle
gerund simple flotant
compound åyant + past participle
past participle masculine feminine
singular floté flotêye
plural flotés flotêyes
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative dji (dj') ti (t') i (il) / ele dji (dj') / nos vos i (il)
(simple
tenses) 		present flote flotes flote flotans flotez flotnut or flotèt
imperfect flotéve flotéves flotéve floténs flotîz flotént
preterite flota flotas flota flotîs flotîz flotît
future flotrè flotrès flotrè flotrans flotroz flotront
conditional flotreu flotreus flotreut flotréns flotrîz flotrént
(compound
tenses) 		present perfect present indicative of aveur + past participle
pluperfect imperfect indicative of aveur + past participle
past anterior preterite indicative of aveur + past participle
future perfect future of aveur + past participle
conditional perfect conditional of aveur + past participle
subjunctive ki dj' ki t' k' i (il) / k' ele ki dj' / ki nos ki vos k' i (il)
(simple
tenses) 		present flote flotes flote flotanxhe flotoxhe flotnuxhe or flotèxhe
imperfect flotaxhe flotaxhes flotaxhe floténxhe flotîxhe floténxhe
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of aveur + past participle
pluperfect imperfect subjunctive of aveur + past participle
imperative – ti – dji / nos vos –
flote! flotans! flotez!
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