floten

See also: flöten and Flöten

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈflɔ.tən]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [ˈflɔ.ten]

Verb

floten

1. third-person plural present indicative of flotar

Dutch

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -oːtən

Verb

floten

1. inflection of fluiten:
   1. plural past indicative
   2. (dated or formal) plural past subjunctive

Middle English

Alternative forms

• flote, flotie, flooten, flotten

Etymology

From Old English flotian, from Proto-Germanic *flutōną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈflɔːtən/, /ˈflɔtən/

Verb

floten

1. To move in or around water; to float or swim:
   1. To float; to stay buoyant on the surface of a liquid.
   2. To move or propel oneself in or on the water; to swim.
   3. To move on a vessel or raft across water; to be conveyed over a liquid.
2. (rare) To stream or flow; to move smoothly as a liquid or fluid.
3. (rare) To waft; to be propelled by air (of a scent)
4. (rare) To go or travel, especially with great speed.

Conjugation

Conjugation of floten (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) floten, flote
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	flote	floted
2nd-person singular	flotest	flotedest
3rd-person singular	floteth	floted
subjunctive singular	flote
imperative singular		—
plural1	floten, flote	floteden, flotede
imperative plural	floteth, flote	—
participles	flotynge, flotende	floted, yfloted

¹Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

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

1. inflection of flotar:
   1. third-person plural present subjunctive
   2. third-person plural imperative