Bloom

See also: bloom, blööm, and Blööm

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bluːm/
  • Rhymes: -uːm

Proper noun

Bloom

  1. A surname.

Derived terms


German Low German

En witte Roos — A white rose

Etymology

From Middle Low German blôme, from Old Saxon blōmo, from Proto-Germanic *blōmô. Akin to German Blume, Dutch bloem, Dutch Low Saxon bloom, English bloom, Danish blomme, Swedish blomma, from *blōaną, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₃- (compare Latin flōs).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbloʊm/

Noun

Bloom f (plural Blomen or Blööm)

  1. (botany) flower, blossom
    Insekten hölpt Blomen bi de Reprodukschoon.
    Insects are aiding the flowers to reproduce themselves.
    De brede Varietät an Blomensoorten faszineer de Minschen al lang.
    The wide range of different kinds of flowers is fascinating the man for ages.
  2. (chemistry) efflorescence
  3. (heraldry) flower
    Blomen sind faken en Bestanddeel vun Symbolen op Flaggen un Wapens.
    Flowers are often a building block of symbols on flags and coats of arms.
    De Bloom, wölke England symboliseert, is de rode Roos.
    The red rose is the flower which symbolizes England.
  4. (hunting) tail, scut (of a hare)
  5. nose, bouquet (of a wine)

Derived terms

  • Blomenstruuß
  • Blomenstrüüschen
  • Blöömken
  • Blatt n
  • blöhen
  • Blööt f

Plautdietsch

Etymology

From Middle Low German blôme, from Old Saxon blōmo.

Noun

Bloom f (plural Bloomen)

  1. flower

Derived terms

  • Bloomenbeet
  • Bloomenfensta
  • Bloomengoaden
  • Bloomenknoppen
  • Bloomenkomst
  • Bloomenkrauns
  • Bloomensauft
  • Bloomenstoff
  • Bloomentopp
  • Fenstabloom
  • Gaunsebloom
  • Katrienkjebloom

See also

Further reading

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