floter

floter

Middle English

Verb

floter

1. Alternative form of floteren

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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

1. 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			Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle
present participle		flotant
past participle		floté
person		singular			plural
		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	Use the present tense of avoir followed by the past participle
	pluperfect	Use the imperfect tense of avoir followed by the past participle
	past anterior	Use the preterite tense of avoir followed by the past participle
	future perfect	Use the future tense of avoir followed by the past participle
	conditional perfect	Use the conditional tense of avoir followed by the past participle
subjunctive		que jo	que tu	qu’il	que nos	que vos	qu’il
simple tenses	present	flot	floz	flot	flotons	flotez	flotent
	imperfect	flotasse	flotasses	flotast	flotissons, flotissiens	flotissoiz, flotissez, flotissiez	flotassent
compound tenses	past	Use the present subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
	pluperfect	Use the imperfect subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nos	vos	–
		—	flote	—	flotons	flotez	—

Descendants

• Middle French: flotter
  • French: flotter
• Walloon: floter

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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.

Verb

floter

1. to float (rest upon liquid without sinking)

Conjugation

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

infinitive			floter
gerund			flotant
auxiliary			aveur
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		floté		floteye
		plural		flotés		floteyes
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		dji (dj')	tu (t')	i (il) / ele	dji (dj') / nos	vos	i (il)
	present	flote	flotes	flote	flotans	flotez	flotnut or flotèt
	imperfect	floteve	floteves	floteve	flotins	flotîz	flotint
	preterit	flota	flotas	flota	flotîs	flotîz	flotît
	future	flotrè	flotrès	flotrè	flotrans	flotroz	flotront
	conditional	flotreu	flotreus	flotreut	flotrins	flotrîz	flotrint
subjunctive		ki dj'	ki t'	k' i (il) / k' ele	ki dj' / ki nos	ki vos	k' i (il)
	present	flote	flotes	flote	flotanxhe	flotexhe	flotnuxhe or flotèxhe
	present	flotaxhe	flotaxhes	flotaxhe	flotinxhe	flotîxhe	flotinxhe
imperative		—	tu	—	dji / nos	vos	—
	affirmative		flote		flotans	flotez