floten
See also: flöten and Flöten
Catalan
Verb
floten
- third-person plural present indicative form of flotar
Dutch
Pronunciation
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -oːtən
Verb
floten
- plural past indicative and subjunctive of fluiten
Middle English
Alternative forms
- flote, flotie, flooten, flotten
Etymology
From Old English flotian, from Proto-Germanic *flutōną.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈflɔːtən/, /ˈflɔtən/
Verb
floten
- To move in or around water; to float or swim:
- To float; to stay buoyant on the surface of a liquid.
- To move or propel oneself in or on the water; to swim.
- To move on a vessel or raft across water; to be conveyed over a liquid.
- (rare) To stream or flow; to move smoothly as a liquid or fluid.
- (rare) To waft; to be propelled by air (of a scent)
- (rare) To go or travel, especially with great speed.
Conjugation
Conjugation of floten (weak)
| infinitive | (to) floten | |
|---|---|---|
| indicative | present | past |
| 1st person singular | flote | flotede |
| 2nd person singular | flotest | flotedest |
| 3rd person singular | floteth, floteþ | flotede |
| plural | floten | floteden |
| subjunctive | present | past |
| singular | flote | flotede |
| plural | floten | floteden |
| imperative | present | |
| singular | flote | |
| plural | floteth, floteþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| flotende, flotinge | floted, yfloted | |
Descendants
- English: float
- → German: floaten
- Scots: flote, flot, floit
References
- “flōten, -ien (v.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-10-05.
Spanish
Verb
floten
- Third-person plural (ellos, ellas, also used with ustedes?) present subjunctive form of flotar.
- (used formally in Spain) Second-person plural (ustedes) imperative form of flotar.
- (used formally in Spain) Second-person plural present subjunctive form of flotar.