blomma
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
From Old Swedish blōme, from Old Norse blómi, blóm, from Proto-Germanic *blōmô.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
blomma c
- a flower
- (colloquial, dated) wife
- Anläggningen besöktes av direktören med blomma och barn.
- The site was visited by the manager with his wife and children.
Declension edit
| Declension of blomma | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | blomma | blomman | blommor | blommorna |
| Genitive | blommas | blommans | blommors | blommornas |
Related terms edit
Verb edit
blomma (present blommar, preterite blommade, supine blommat, imperative blomma)
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of blomma (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | blomma | — | ||
| Supine | blommat | — | ||
| Imperative | blomma | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | blommen | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | blommar | blommade | — | — |
| Ind. plural1 | blomma | blommade | — | — |
| Subjunctive2 | blomme | blommade | — | — |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | blommande | |||
| Past participle | blommad | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
Related terms edit
References edit
- blomma in Svenska Akademiens ordlista över svenska språket (8th ed., 1923)
Further reading edit
- blomma in Svensk ordbok.