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Blumm

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Hunsrik

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Alternative forms

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  • pluum (Wiesemann spelling)

Etymology

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    From Middle High German bluome, from Old High German bluomo, from Proto-West Germanic *blōmō, from Proto-Germanic *blōmô, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₃-.[1]

    Cognate with German Blume and Luxembourgish and Pennsylvania German Blumm.

    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): /ˈplum/
    • Rhymes: -um
    • Syllabification: Blumm

    Noun

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    Blumm f (plural Blumme, diminutive Blimmche)

    1. flower
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    References

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    1. ^ Piter Kehoma Boll (2021) “Blumm”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português (in Portuguese), 3rd edition, Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch, page 27, column 1

    Luxembourgish

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    Etymology

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    From Old High German bluomo, from Proto-Germanic *blōmô. Cognate with German Blume, Dutch bloem, English bloom, West Frisian blom, Icelandic blóm.

    Pronunciation

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    Noun

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    Blumm f (plural Blummen, diminutive Blimmchen)

    1. flower

    Derived terms

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    Pennsylvania German

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    Etymology

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    Compare German Blume, Dutch bloem, English bloom.

    Noun

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    Blumm f (plural Blumme)

    1. flower