flete

See also: fleté and fletë

Latin

Verb

flēte

1. second-person plural present active imperative of fleō

Participle

flēte

1. vocative masculine singular of flētus

Middle English

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old English flēot (“fleet”), from Proto-Germanic *fleutaz, related to *flutōną (“to float”).

Alternative forms

• flet, fleote

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fleːt/

Noun

flete

2. A fleet; a collection or grouping of vessels.
3. (rare) A group of soldiers.

Related terms

• fleten

Descendants

• English: fleet
• Scots: fleet

References

• “flẹ̄te, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-10-05.

Etymology 2

Inherited from Old English flēot (“bay”), from Proto-West Germanic *fleut, from Proto-Germanic *fleutą.

Alternative forms

• fleet

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fleːt/

Noun

flete (plural fletis)

2. A bay or gulf; an arm of the sea.

Descendants

• English: fleet
• Scots: fleet

References

• “flẹ̄te, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-10-05.

Etymology 3

From Old English flēotan.

Verb

flete

1. Alternative form of fleten

Old English

Pronunciation 1

• IPA^(key): /ˈfle.te/

Noun

flete

1. dative singular of flet

Pronunciation 2

• IPA^(key): /ˈfleː.te/

Noun

flēte

1. inflection of flēt:
   1. nominative/accusative plural
   2. accusative/genitive/dative singular

Portuguese

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English flat. Distant doublet of prato.

Alternative forms

• flate, flat

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈflɛ.t͡ʃi/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈflɛ.t͡ʃi/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈflɛ.te/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈflɛ.tɨ/

• Hyphenation: fle‧te

Noun

flete f (plural fletes)

1. (Mozambique) flat (apartment)

Etymology 2

Verb

flete

1. inflection of fletir:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈflete/ [ˈfle.t̪e]
• Rhymes: -ete
• Syllabification: fle‧te

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French fret.

Noun

flete m (plural fletes)

1. freight, cargo
   • 1907, Benito Pérez Galdós, “chapter 27”, in La de los tristes destinos:

     rescindió el contrato, devolviendo la cantidad entregada ya como primer plazo del flete.

     he rescinded the contract, returning the amount already given as the first installment of the freight.

2. charter (temporary hiring of a vehicle for transportation of freight)

   Synonym: fletamento

Derived terms

• fletamento
• fletar
• fletear
• fletera
• fletero

 

Etymology 2

Verb

flete

1. inflection of fletar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “flete”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10