bloemlezing
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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