Flöte

See also: flote, floté, flòte, and flöte

German

Etymology

From Middle High German vloite and variants; borrowed via Middle Dutch floite from Old French fleüte.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfløːtə/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: Flö‧te
  • Homophone: flöhte

Noun

Flöte f (genitive Flöte, plural Flöten, diminutive Flötchen n)

  1. (music) flute
  2. (regional) whistle
  3. (card games) a hand or number of fitting cards in a card game

Declension

Declension of Flöte [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Flöte die Flöten
genitive einer der Flöte der Flöten
dative einer der Flöte den Flöten
accusative eine die Flöte die Flöten

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Czech: flétna
  • → Russian: фле́йта (fléjta) (see there for further descendants)

Further reading

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