blom
See also: blóm
Afrikaans
Etymology
From Dutch blom, dialectal form of bloem, from Middle Dutch bloeme, from Old Dutch *bluomo, from Proto-Germanic *blōmô.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /blɔm/
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Noun
blom (plural blomme, diminutive blommetjie)
- flower
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /blɔm/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: blom
- Rhymes: -ɔm
Noun
blom f (plural blommen, diminutive blommetje n)
- (dialectal) Alternative form of bloem.
- (Suriname) flour
Middle English
Noun
blom
- Alternative form of blome (“bloom”)
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
- blome
Etymology
From Old Norse blóm, from Proto-Germanic *blōmô. Akin to English bloom.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bluːm/
Noun
blom m (definite singular blomen, indefinite plural blomar, definite plural blomane)
- a flower
- Solsikka er ein vakker blom.
- The sunflower is a beautiful flower.
- Solsikka er ein vakker blom.
- bloom (the state of blossoming or of having the flowers open)
- Kirsebærtrea står i blom.
- The cherry trees are in bloom.
Synonyms
- blomster
Derived terms
- stemorsblom
References
- “blom” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
West Frisian
Etymology
From Old Frisian blōma, *blōme, from Proto-Germanic *blōmô.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /blom/
Noun
blom c (plural blommen, diminutive blomke)
- flower
Alternative forms
- blomme
Derived terms
- sinneblom
- blommemoanne
Further reading
- “blom (I)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011