Flaute

See also: flaute

German

Etymology

Via Middle Low German [Term?] from Middle Dutch [Term?]. Equivalent to flau +‎ -te. See the former for more.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈflaʊ̯tə/

• Audio (Austria):

  (file)

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

Flaute f (genitive Flaute, plural Flauten)

1. calm (period free from wind)
2. lull, slack, slack period
   • 2010, Der Spiegel‎^[1], number 49/2010, page 80:

     Nach dreijähriger Flaute werden in Deutschland erstmals wieder deutlich mehr Wohnungen und Häuser gebaut.

     After a slack period lasting three years, for the first time there are significantly more apartments and houses constructed again in Germany.

Declension

Declension of Flaute [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Flaute	die	Flauten
genitive	einer	der	Flaute	der	Flauten
dative	einer	der	Flaute	den	Flauten
accusative	eine	die	Flaute	die	Flauten

Further reading

• “Flaute” in Duden online