Fluume

See also: flume

Alemannic German

Etymology

From Middle High German pflūme, from Old High German pfrūma, from Proto-Germanic *prūmǭ, borrowed from Latin prūnum, itself borrowed from Ancient Greek προῦμνον (proûmnon), from an ancient language of Asia Minor. Cognate with German Pflaume, Dutch pruim, English plum.

Noun

Fluume f

  1. (Uri) plum

References
  • “Fluume” in Abegg, Emil, (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren (Beiträge zur Schweizerdeutschen Grammatik. IV.) [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & co., page 48.
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