bloem
Dutch
A flower with pink petals and a red bulb in the center.
Alternative forms
- blom (dialectal)
- blomme (dialectal)
Etymology
From Middle Dutch bloeme, from Old Dutch *bluomo, from Proto-Germanic *blōmô.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -um
- IPA(key): /blum/
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Noun
bloem f (plural bloemen, diminutive bloempje n or bloemetje n)
- flower of flowering plant
- flour of wheat or corn (uncountable)
Derived terms
- bloembol
- bloemencorso
- bloemenveiling
- bloemetjesgordijn
- bloemetjesjurk
- bloemkool
- sneeuwbloem
- trosbloem
- zonnebloem
Descendants
- Afrikaans: bloem, blom
- → Sranan Tongo: bromki