flyta
See also: flýta
Faroese
Etymology
From Old Norse flytja, from Proto-Germanic *flutjaną.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈfliːta]
Verb
flyta (third person singular past indicative flutti, third person plural past indicative fluttu, supine flutt)
- to move
Conjugation
Conjugation of flyta
| v-24 | ||||
| infinitive | flyta | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | flytandi | |||
| past participle a5 (a39) | fluttur | |||
| supine | flutt | |||
| number | singular | plural | ||
| person | first | second | third | all |
| indicative | eg | tú | hann/hon/tað | vit, tit, teir/tær/tey, tygum |
| present | flyti | flytur | flytur | flyta |
| past | flutti | flutti | flutti | fluttu |
| imperative | – | tú | – | tit |
| present | — | flyt! | — | flytið! |
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
- flyte
Etymology
From Old Norse fljóta.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /²flyːtɑ/
Verb
flyta (present tense flyt, past tense flaut, past participle flote, present participle flytande, imperative flyt)
- to float (remain on top of a liquid)
- Tre flyt på vatn.
- Wood floats on water.
- to flow (for a liquid to move)
- Det flyt vatn nedover bakken.
- Water is flowing down the hill.
- Det flyt vatn nedover bakken.
References
- “flyta” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old Swedish
Alternative forms
- fliūta
Etymology
From Old Norse fljóta, from Proto-Germanic *fleutaną.
Verb
flȳta
- to float
Conjugation
Conjugation of flȳta (strong)
| present | past | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | flȳta | — | |||
| participle | flȳtandi, flȳtande | flutin | |||
| active voice | indicative | subjunctive | imperative | indicative | subjunctive |
| iæk | flȳter | flȳti, flȳte | — | flø̄t | fluti, flute |
| þū | flȳter | flȳti, flȳte | flȳt | *flø̄st | fluti, flute |
| han | flȳter | flȳti, flȳte | — | flø̄t | fluti, flute |
| vīr | flȳtum, flȳtom | flȳtum, flȳtom | flȳtum, flȳtom | flutum, flutom | flutum, flutom |
| īr | flȳtin | flȳtin | flȳtin | flutin | flutin |
| þēr | flȳta | flȳtin | — | flutu, -o | flutin |
| mediopassive voice | indicative | subjunctive | imperative | indicative | subjunctive |
| iæk | — | — | — | — | — |
| þū | — | — | — | — | — |
| han | — | — | — | — | — |
| vīr | — | — | — | — | — |
| īr | — | — | — | — | — |
| þēr | — | — | — | — | — |
Descendants
- Swedish: flyta
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish flȳta, from Old Norse fljóta (“to float”), from Proto-Germanic *fleutaną, from Proto-Indo-European *plewd-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /flyːta/
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Verb
flyta
- to float; of an object or substance, to be supported by a fluid of greater density
- to float; to be capable of floating.
- to float; to drift gently through the air
- to float; to move in a particular direction with the liquid in which one is floating
- to float; to move in a fluid manner.
- to flow; to move as a fluid
- to flow; to move or match smoothly
Conjugation
Conjugation of flyta (class 2 strong)
| Active | Passive | |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | flyta | — |
| Present tense | flyter | — |
| Past tense | flöt | — |
| Supine | flutit | — |
| Imperative | flyt | — |
| Present participle | flytande | |
| Past participle | fluten | |
Related terms
- flytetyg
- flytning
- flytväst