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6. Dez. 2023 · flute. (n.) early 14c., from Old French flaut, flaute (musical) "flute" (12c.), from Old Provençal flaut, which is of uncertain origin; perhaps imitative or from Latin flare "to blow" (according to Watkins, from PIE root *bhle- "to blow"); perhaps influenced by Provençal laut "lute."
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Pronunciation
1. enPR: floo͞t, IPA(key): /fluːt/ 2. Rhymes: -uːt
Etymology 1
From Middle English fleute, floute, flote, from Old French flaute, from Provençal flaut, of uncertain origin. Perhaps ultimately from three possibilities: 1. Blend of Provencal flaujol (“flageolet”) + laut (“lute”) 2. From Latin flātus (“blowing”), from flāre (“to blow”) 3. Imitative. Doublet of flauta and fluyt.
Etymology 2
Compare French flûte (“a transport”)?, Dutch fluit.
Pronunciation
1. IPA(key): /flyt/
Noun
flute f (plural flutes) 1. post-1990 spelling of flûte
Further reading
1. “flute”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Verb
flute 1. inflection of fluten: 1.1. first-person singular present 1.2. first/third-person singular subjunctiveI 1.3. singular imperative
Etymology
From flûte, from French flûte, from Old French fleüte, from Old Occitan flaut.
Pronunciation
1. IPA(key): /ˈflut/ 2. Rhymes: -ut 3. Hyphenation: flùte
Noun
flute m (invariable) 1. flute (type of glass) 1.1. Synonyms: flûte, fluttino
The word flute first appeared in the English language during the Middle English period, as floute, [13] flowte, or flo (y)te, [14] possibly from Old French flaute and Old Provençal flaüt, [13] or possibly from Old French fleüte, flaüte, flahute via Middle High German floite or Dutch fluit.
10. Juli 2013 · In numerous Indo-European languages, especially in Germanic and Romance, initial fl -, bl -, and pl – have a sound symbolic or a sound imitative value and are connected with words for flying, flowing, floating, and blowing. Hence many puzzles. For example, fluent is a participle of Latin fluere “to flow.”
Its origins can be traced back to prehistoric times, with evidence of flute-like instruments found in ancient civilizations such as Egypt, Greece, and China. The ancient flutes were typically made from bone, reed, or wood, and were played by blowing across a hole to produce a sound.
14. Apr. 2024 · Etymology [ edit] From Old French fleüte, from Old Occitan flaut. The contraction of the Old French hiatus created a long vowel in Middle French, which is indicated by the modern circumflex.
24. Sept. 2020 · It was derived from the French word “flaut” which dates back to the 12th century. The origin of this is unclear, but it possibly derives from the Latin word “flare”, meaning “to blow”. The flute is one of the oldest instruments, so the word itself is naturally very old too. It’s origins are a bit unclear but there are some things we can infer.
