floter

Middle English

Verb

floter

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

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
person		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
simple tenses	imperfect	flotasse	flotasses	flotast	flotissons, flotissiens	flotissoiz, flotissez, flotissiez	flotassent
compound tenses	past	present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
compound tenses	pluperfect	imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nos	vos	–
imperative		—	flote	—	flotons	flotez	—

Descendants

Middle French: flotter
- 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

IPA^(key): /flɔ.te/

Verb

floter

to float (rest upon liquid without sinking)

Conjugation

— — Conjugation of the verb floter in Walloon — Codjowaedje do viebe floter e walon

infinitive	compound	aveur + past participle
infinitive	simple	floter
gerund¹	simple	flotant
gerund¹	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') / nos²	vos	i (il)
(simple tenses)	present	flote	flotes	flote	flotans	flotez	flotèt or flotnut³
	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 nos²	ki vos	k' i (il)
(simple tenses)	present	flote	flotes	flote	flotanxhe	flotoxhe	flotèxhe or flotnuxhe³
(simple tenses)	imperfect	flotaxhe	flotaxhes	flotaxhe	floténxhe	flotîxhe	floténxhe
(compound tenses)	past	present subjunctive of aveur + past participle
(compound tenses)	pluperfect	imperfect subjunctive of aveur + past participle
imperative		–	ti	–	~~dji / nos~~	~~vos~~	–
simple		—	flote!	—	flotans!	flotez!	—
compound		—	simple imperative of aveur + past participle	—	simple imperative of aveur + past participle	simple imperative of aveur + past participle	—
¹ The Walloon gerund is usable only with the preposition tot (Eastern, Southern) or e (Central, Western).
² The second person plural dji is used in Central and Southern dialects
³ The form -èt/-exhe is used in Eastern and Southern dialects, the form -nut/-nuxhe is used in Central and Western dialects.