floret

floret

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old French florete, diminutive of flor (flower). Doublet of fleuret and floweret.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fləˈɹɛt/, /floˈɹɛt/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛt

Noun

floret (plural florets)

  1. A small flower, especially one of a cluster in a composite flower.

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Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian fioretto.

Pronunciation

Noun

floret m (plural florets)

  1. (fencing) foil

Further reading

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • Audio:(file)

Noun

floret f (plural floretten, diminutive floretje n)

  1. (fencing) foil

Further reading

  • floret” in Woordenlijst Nederlandse Taal – Officiële Spelling, Nederlandse Taalunie. [the official spelling word list for the Dutch language]

Indonesian

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈflorɛt/ [ˈflo.rɛt̪̚]
  • Rhymes: -orɛt
  • Syllabification: flo‧ret

Noun

floret (plural floret-floret)

  1. (fencing) foil sword

Kashubian

Etymology

    Borrowed from German Florett.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈflɔ.rɛt/
    • Rhymes: -ɔrɛt
    • Syllabification: flo‧ret

    Noun

    floret m inan

    1. (fencing) foil

    Further reading

    • floret”, in Internetowi Słowôrz Kaszëbsczégò Jãzëka [Internet Dictionary of the Kashubian Language], Fundacja Kaszuby, 2022

    Latin

    Verb

    flōret

    1. third-person singular present active indicative of flōreō

    Polish

    Etymology

    Borrowed from German Florett, from French fleuret, from Italian fioretto.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈflɔ.rɛt/
    • Rhymes: -ɔrɛt
    • Syllabification: flo‧ret

    Noun

    floret m inan

    1. (fencing) foil

    Declension

    Derived terms

    adjective

    Further reading

    • floret”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego[1] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
    • floret”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN[2] (in Polish)