vliet

Meaning

Noun

body of moving water; stream, river, creek

Verb

1. (first-person, form-of, indicative, present, second-person, singular, third-person) inflection of vlieten:
2. (form-of, imperative) inflection of vlieten:

vlieten

• Verb
• Noun

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Concepts

stream

brook

creek

Synonyms

beek

wetering

kreek

Translations

ruisseau

Bach

riacho

ribeiro

arroyo

riu

cours d’eau

ρέμα

ρυάκι

rierol

ruscello

Pronounced as (IPA)

/vlit/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch: vliet

Inherited from Old Dutch: fliet

Cognate with English: fleet

In summary

From Middle Dutch vliet, from Old Dutch fliet, from Proto-West Germanic *fleut, from Proto-Germanic *fleutą (“stream, river”). Cognate with English fleet (“an arm of the sea; a run of water”).