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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."
Etymology and terminology. The word flute first appeared in the English language during the Middle English period, as floute, flowte, or flo(y)te, possibly from Old French flaute and Old Provençal flaüt, or possibly from Old French fleüte, flaüte, flahute via Middle High German floite or Dutch fluit.
12. Apr. 2024 · flute. inflection of fluten: first-person singular present; first / third-person singular subjunctive I; singular imperative; Italian [edit] Etymology [edit] From flûte, from French flûte, from Old French fleüte, from Old Occitan flaut. Pronunciation [edit] IPA : /ˈflut/ Rhymes: -ut; Hyphenation: flùte; Noun [edit] flute m ...
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.”
21. Juni 2015 · flout (v.) [<--] "treat with disdain or contempt" (transitive), 1550s, intransitive sense "mock, jeer, scoff" is from 1570s; of uncertain origin; perhaps a special use of Middle English flowten "to play the flute" (compare Middle Dutch fluyten "to play the flute," also "to jeer"). [...]
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] Unadapted borrowing from French flûte, from Old French fleüte, from Old Occitan flaut. Doublet of flauto. Pronunciation [edit] IPA : /ˈflut/, (careful style) /ˈflyt/ Rhymes: -ut; Noun [edit] flûte m or (in specialist contexts) f . flute (type of glass) Synonyms: flute, fluttino; References [edit]
