flete
Albanian
Noun
flete
- indefinite dative/ablative singular of fletë
Latin
Verb
flēte
- second-person plural present active imperative of fleō
Participle
flēte
- vocative masculine singular of flētus
Middle English
Etymology 1
Inherited from Old English flēot (“fleet”), from Proto-Germanic *fleutaz, related to *flutōną (“to float”).
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fleːt/
Noun
flete
- A fleet; a collection or grouping of vessels.
- (rare) A group of soldiers.
Related terms
Descendants
References
- “flẹ̄te, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 5 October 2018.
Etymology 2
Inherited from Old English flēot (“bay”), from Proto-West Germanic *fleut, from Proto-Germanic *fleutą.
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fleːt/
Noun
flete (plural fletis)
- A bay or gulf; an arm of the sea.
Descendants
References
- “flẹ̄te, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 5 October 2018.
Etymology 3
From Old English flēotan.
Verb
flete
- alternative form of fleten
Old English
Pronunciation 1
- IPA(key): /ˈfle.te/
Noun
flete
- dative singular of flet
Pronunciation 2
- IPA(key): /ˈfleː.te/
Noun
flēte
- inflection of flēt:
- nominative/accusative plural
- accusative/genitive/dative singular
Portuguese
Etymology 1
Borrowed from English flat. Distant doublet of prato.
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈflɛ.t͡ʃi/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈflɛ.te/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈflɛ.tɨ/
- Hyphenation: fle‧te
Noun
flete f (plural fletes)
- (Mozambique) flat (apartment)
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
flete
- inflection of fletir:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈflete/ [ˈfle.t̪e]
- Rhymes: -ete
- Syllabification: fle‧te
Etymology 1
Noun
flete m (plural fletes)
- freight, cargo
- 1907, Benito Pérez Galdós, “chapter 27”, in La de los tristes destinos:
- rescindió el contrato, devolviendo la cantidad entregada ya como primer plazo del flete.
- he rescinded the contract, returning the amount already given as the first installment of the freight.
- charter (temporary hiring of a vehicle for transportation of freight)
- Synonym: fletamento
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Verb
flete
- inflection of fletar:
- first/third-person singular present subjunctive
- third-person singular imperative
Further reading
- “flete”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024