blomst

Danish

Etymology

Older blomster, from Old Norse blómstr m, in which -r belongs to the root, cf. also Swedish blomster. Possibly from Proto-Germanic *blōstmô, cognate with English blossom, Dutch bloesem. Related to the older "flower" word in Danish, blomme.

In Danish -r was taken for a plural ending and omitted in the singular, but it is still retained in compounds (which a plural r never is) and in the derived verb blomstre.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈb̥lʌmˀsd̥]

Noun

blomst c (singular definite blomsten, plural indefinite blomster)

  1. flower

Declension
Declension of blomst
common
gender		 Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) blomsten blomster blomsterne
genitive blomsts blomstens blomsters blomsternes

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Descendants
  • Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

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Etymology

From Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value), from the older blomster (“flower”) (not to be confused with the modern indefinite plural form), from Old Norse blómstr (“flower”), from Proto-Germanic *blōmô (“flower”), from *blōaną (“to bloom, flower”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₃- (“to bloom, flower”). Cognate with Dutch bloesem, bloem, German Blume and English blossom.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /blɔmst/

Noun

blomst m (definite singular blomsten, indefinite plural blomster, definite plural blomstene)

  1. a flower, blossom
    En plante er ofte bygget opp av en rot, stengel, blad og blomst.
    A plant is often composed of a root, stalk, leaf and flower.
    Det var en perfekt dag for å plukke blomster.
    It was a perfect day to pick flowers.
    Trærne står i full blomst.
    The trees are in full blossom.
    De er selve blomsten av fotballaget.
    They are the very flower of the football team.
    Den skjønneste jordens blomst er smilet. (Henrik Wergeland)
    The most beautiful flower on Earth is a smile.

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