Flotillas

/floʊˈtɪl.əz/ noun

Definition

Plural of flotilla; multiple small fleets or groups of vessels.

Etymology

Regular English plural of 'flotilla' (Spanish diminutive of 'flota') by adding the standard '-s' suffix, despite the word's foreign origin.

Kelly Says

English is a borrowing machine—we take foreign words like 'flotilla' and immediately apply English plural rules to them, making Spanish diminutives grammatically English!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
የባህር ኃይል
ye-ba-hir-hay-il
ARالعربية
أساطيل
asa-ta-il
BNবাংলা
ফ্লোটিলা
flo-ti-la
CACatalà
flotilles
flo-til-les
CSČeština
flotily
flo-ti-ly
DADansk
flotiljer
flo-til-jer
DEDeutsch
Flotillas
flo-ti-llas
ELΕλληνικά
συνοδεία
si-no-dei-a
ESEspañol
flotillas
flo-ti-llas
FAفارسی
ناوگان
na-wa-gan
FISuomi
flotiljat
flo-til-jat
FRFrançais
flotilles
flo-til-ez
GUGU
ફ્લોટિલા
flo-ti-la
HAHA
flotillas
flo-ti-las
HEעברית
פלגות
pla-got
HIहिन्दी
फ्लोटिला
flo-ti-la
HUMagyar
flottíliák
flo-tti-li-ak
IDBahasa Indonesia
flotilla
flo-ti-la
IGIG
flotillas
flo-ti-las
ITItaliano
flotille
flo-til-le
JA日本語
艦隊
kan-tai
KKKK
флотилия
flo-ti-liya
KMKM
ទន្លេ
ton-le
KO한국어
함대
ham-dae
MRMR
फ्लोटिला
flo-ti-la
MSBahasa Melayu
flotilla
flo-ti-la
MYမြန်မာ
တပ်များ
ta-p-ma-yar
NLNederlands
flotillas
flo-til-las
NONorsk
flotiljer
flo-til-jer
PAPA
ਫਲੋਟਿਲਾ
flo-ti-la
PLPolski
flotylli
flo-ty-lli
PTPortuguês
flotilhas
flo-ti-lhas
RORomână
flotile
flo-ti-le
RUРусский
флотилии
flo-ti-lii
SVSvenska
flotiljor
flo-til-jor
SWKiswahili
flotillas
flo-til-las
TAதமிழ்
படைகள்
pa-dai-ka-i
TEతెలుగు
నౌకాదళం
nauka-da-lam
THไทย
กองเรือ
gong-reu
TLTL
flotillas
flo-til-las
TRTürkçe
flotillas
flo-til-las
UKУкраїнська
флотилії
flo-ti-lii
URاردو
فلوtillas
flo-til-las
VITiếng Việt
hạm đội
ham-doi
YOYO
flotillas
flo-ti-las
ZH中文
舰队
jiàn đội
ZUZU
flotillas
flo-ti-las

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