Pusteblume

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Pusteblume

Etymology edit

Attested 19th century, chiefly from Low German dialects. Analysable as pusten (“to blow”) +‎ Blume (“flower”), from the children’s habit of blowing off the seeds. However, this may be only a remotivation of an underlying dialectal Pissblume, from the dandelion's diuretic effect; compare Dutch pisbloem.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈpuːstəˌbluːmə/
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Noun edit

Pusteblume f (genitive Pusteblume, plural Pusteblumen)

(somewhat informal) a blowball, dandelion clock (seedhead of dandelion)
(colloquial, often childish) dandelion (plant)
Synonym: Löwenzahn

Declension edit

Declension of Pusteblume [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Pusteblume	die	Pusteblumen
genitive	einer	der	Pusteblume	der	Pusteblumen
dative	einer	der	Pusteblume	den	Pusteblumen
accusative	eine	die	Pusteblume	die	Pusteblumen