Dutch edit

Etymology edit

From Middle Dutch plume, from Latin plūma (feather, down).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /plœy̯m/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -œy̯m

Noun edit

pluim m (plural pluimen, diminutive pluimpje n)

  1. A plume, feather
  2. (with indefinite article, often the diminutive: een pluim(pje)) A compliment, praise, a feather on one's cap
  3. (figuratively) A plume-shaped object or part of another organ, e.g. on a butterfly's wings
  4. (rather the diminutive plural: pluimpjes) down

Synonyms edit

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Berbice Creole Dutch: plim
  • Negerhollands: plum, plim, flim

Verb edit

pluim

  1. inflection of pluimen:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. imperative

References edit

  • M. J. Koenen & J. Endepols, Verklarend Handwoordenboek der Nederlandse Taal (tevens Vreemde-woordentolk), Groningen, Wolters-Noordhoff, 1969 (26th edition) [Dutch dictionary in Dutch]