fläute

== Central Franconian == === Alternative forms === fleute (variant spelling) flöte (other Ripuarian, now also heard in Cologne after German flöten) fläte, flete (Moselle Franconian) === Etymology === Derived from Fläut, ultimately from Old French fleute. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈflœy̯tə/ === Verb === fläute (third-person singular present fläut, past participle jefläut) (Kölsch) to whistle or play a wind instrument Synonym: (very rare in this sense) piefe (Kölsch) to act as referee