bloem

Dutch

A flower with pink petals and a red bulb in the center.

Alternative forms

blom (dialectal)
blomme (dialectal)

Etymology

From Middle Dutch bloeme, from Old Dutch *bluomo, from Proto-Germanic *blōmô.

Pronunciation

Rhymes: -um
IPA^(key): /blum/
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Noun

bloem f (plural bloemen, diminutive bloempje n or bloemetje n)

flower of flowering plant
flour of wheat or corn (uncountable)

Derived terms

bloembol
bloemencorso
bloemenveiling
bloemetjesgordijn
bloemetjesjurk
bloemkool
sneeuwbloem
trosbloem
zonnebloem

Descendants

Afrikaans: bloem, blom
→ Sranan Tongo: bromki

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