Pusteblume

German

Etymology

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
  • IPA(key): /ˈpuːstəˌbluːmə/
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Noun

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  1. (somewhat informal) a blowball, dandelion clock (seedhead of dandelion)
  2. (colloquial, often childish) dandelion as such
    Synonym: Löwenzahn

Declension

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