Flieder

German

Flieder

Etymology

Ca. 1600, from Middle Low German vlêder, vlider (“elder”), itself probably from Middle Dutch vlieder, ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *fleuþr. Cognate with modern Dutch vlier, West Frisian flear.

At first merely a northern synonym of Holunder (“elder”); then in the 18th century transferred to the somewhat similar-looking lilac, which is of southeastern European origin and thus had no German name.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfliːdər/, [ˈfliː.dɐ]

• Audio:

  (file)

• Hyphenation: Flie‧der

Noun

Flieder m (strong, genitive Flieders, plural Flieder)

1. lilac (shrub of the genus Syringa)
2. (regional, parts of Northern Germany) black elder (shrub)

   Synonyms: Holunder, Schwarzer Holunder

Declension

Declension of Flieder [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Flieder	die	Flieder
genitive	eines	des	Flieders	der	Flieder
dative	einem	dem	Flieder	den	Fliedern
accusative	einen	den	Flieder	die	Flieder

Derived terms

• fliederfarben

Related terms

• Goldflieder, Sommerflieder, Strandflieder

Related terms

• Fliederbeere
• Fliederblatt
• Fliederblüte
• Fliederbusch
• Fliederduft
• Fliederhecke
• Fliederknospe
• Fliedersaft
• Fliederstrauch
• Fliederstrauß
• Fliedertee
• Fliederzweig

 

Further reading

• “Flieder” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Flieder” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
• “Flieder” in Duden online