bloemlezing
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
From bloem (“flower”) + lezing (“reading”), a calque of Latin florilegium, itself a calque of Ancient Greek ἀνθολογία (anthología), from ἄνθος (ánthos, “flower”) + -λογία (-logía, “reading”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
bloemlezing f (plural bloemlezingen, diminutive bloemlezinkje n)
- anthology
- Synonyms: anthologie, florilegium
Descendants edit
- Afrikaans: bloemlesing