flotter

== French == === Etymology === Inherited from Middle French flotter, from Old French floter (“to float”), 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 English float. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /flɔ.te/ === Verb === flotter (intransitive) to float to flutter, to wave (informal) to mill about ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Related terms ==== flottaison flottant flotte flotteur ==== Descendants ==== → Catalan: flotar → Italian: flottare → Spanish: flotar === Further reading === “flotter”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == German == === Pronunciation === === Adjective === flotter comparative degree of flott === Adjective === flotter inflection of flott: strong/mixed nominative masculine singular strong genitive/dative feminine singular strong genitive plural == Luxembourgish == === Adjective === flotter feminine dative of flott == Middle French == === Alternative forms === floter === Etymology === From Old French floter. === Verb === flotter to float ==== Conjugation ==== Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive. ==== Descendants ==== French: flotter