Flotte

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Low German vlōte, which pertains to fließen (“to flow”). The contemporary form is modelled on French flotte.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈflɔtə/

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• Rhymes: -ɔtə

Noun

Flotte f (genitive Flotte, plural Flotten)

1. fleet

Further reading

• “Flotte” in Duden online
• “Flotte” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• Friedrich Kluge (1883) “Flotte”, in John Francis Davis, transl., Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, published 1891