LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

flūta

flūta f (genitive flūtae)

Meaning

  1. A sort of large moray eel

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeflūtaflūtae
genitiveflūtaeflūtārum
dativeflūtaeflūtīs
accusativeflūtamflūtās
ablativeflūtāflūtīs
vocativeflūtaflūtae

flūta, ae, f. πλωτή, the floater,
I. a sort of large muraena, Varr. ap. Macr. S. 2, 12; id. R. R. 2, 6, 2; Col. 8, 17, 8.

Origins

Ultimately from Ancient Greek πλωτή (plōtḗ).

Quick answers

What does flūta mean in Latin?
flūta, a noun, means “A sort of large moray eel”.
What is the genitive of flūta?
The genitive singular is flūtae. flūta is feminine, first declension.