See also: Bloem

Dutch

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A flower with pink petals and a red bulb in the center.

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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    From Middle Dutch bloeme, from Old Dutch *bluomo, from Proto-West Germanic *blōmō, from Proto-Germanic *blōmô.

    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): /blum/
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    • Hyphenation: bloem
    • Rhymes: -um

    Noun

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    bloem f (plural bloemen, diminutive bloempje n or bloemetje n)

    1. flower, bloom of flowering plant
    2. (uncountable) flour of wheat or corn

    Derived terms

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    Descendants

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    • Afrikaans: bloem, blom
    • Negerhollands: bloem
      • Virgin Islands Creole: bluminstji (dated, from a diminutive form)
    • Sranan Tongo: blon (flour)
    • Sranan Tongo: bromki (flower)