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/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: Flö‧te

Noun

Flöte f (genitive Flöte, plural Flöten)

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

Declension

Derived terms

Descendants

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

Further reading

  • Flöte” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • Flöte” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • Flöte” in Duden online
  • Flöte on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
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