fluit
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Dutch
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch floite, borrowed from Old French fleute, borrowed from Old Occitan flaut.
Noun
fluit m or f (plural fluiten, diminutive fluitje n)
- (music) flute or the sound it creates
- a whistle
- organ pipe
- (colloquial) penis
- fluyt, flute (type of cargo ship)
- Synonym: fluitschip
- shortened form of certain compounds, notably fluitglas
Derived terms
Descendants
- Afrikaans: fluit
- → Lokono: flauta
- → English: fluyt
- → Indonesian: peluit
- → Malay: peluit
- → Papiamentu: flùit, fleit
- → Sranan Tongo: froyti
- → Saramaccan: foloíti
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
fluit
- inflection of fluiten:
Latin
Verb
fluit
Scots
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfløt/
- (Central Scotland) IPA(key): /ˈflɪt/
- (Northern Scotland) IPA(key): /ˈflit/
- (Southern Scotland)
Noun
fluit (plural fluits)