blom
See also: blóm
Afrikaans edit
Etymology edit
From Dutch blom, dialectal form of bloem, from Middle Dutch bloeme, from Old Dutch *bluomo, from Proto-Germanic *blōmô.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
blom (plural blomme, diminutive blommetjie)
Dutch edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
blom f (plural blommen, diminutive blommetje n or blommeke n or blommechie n)
Middle English edit
Noun edit
blom
- Alternative form of blome (“bloom”)
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse blóm, from Proto-Germanic *blōmô. Akin to English bloom.
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Noun edit
blom m (definite singular blomen, indefinite plural blomar, definite plural blomane)
- a flower
- bloom (the state of blossoming or of having the flowers open)
- Kirsebærtrea står i blom.
- The cherry trees are in bloom.
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “blom” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
West Frisian edit
Etymology edit
From Old Frisian blōma, *blōme, from Proto-Germanic *blōmô.
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Noun edit
blom c (plural blommen, diminutive blomke)
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Further reading edit
- “blom (I)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011