Flor

See also: flor, flor., and flôr

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈflor]

Proper noun

Flor m anim (female equivalent Florová)

1. a male surname

Declension

Declension of Flor (hard masculine animate)

	singular	plural
nominative	Flor	Florové
genitive	Flora	Florů
dative	Florovi	Florům
accusative	Flora	Flory
vocative	Flore	Florové
locative	Florovi	Florech
instrumental	Florem	Flory

Further reading

• “Flor”, in Příjmení.cz (in Czech)

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfloːɐ̯/

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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Etymology 1

Borrowed from Dutch floers, a borrowing from French velours. Doublet of Velours.

Noun

Flor m (strong, genitive Flors, plural Flore)

1. nap, pile (kind of textile)
2. veil

Usage notes

• The word is most often seen in the compound Trauerflor (“black ribbon”).

Declension

Declension of Flor [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Flor	die	Flore
genitive	eines	des	Flors	der	Flore
dative	einem	dem	Flor	den	Floren
accusative	einen	den	Flor	die	Flore

Related terms

• Florfliege
• Trauerflor

Etymology 2

Inherited from Middle High German vlōr, borrowed from Latin in flōre esse (“to be in bloom”).

Noun

Flor m (strong, genitive Flors, plural Flore)

2. bloom, flowering
3. (rare) prosperity, success

Declension

Declension of Flor [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Flor	die	Flore
genitive	eines	des	Flors	der	Flore
dative	einem	dem	Flor	den	Floren
accusative	einen	den	Flor	die	Flore

Descendants

• → Danish: flor
• → Swedish: flor

Spanish

Etymology

From flor (“flower”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfloɾ/ [ˈfloɾ]
• Rhymes: -oɾ
• Syllabification: Flor

Proper noun

Flor f

1. a female given name

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Flor, from flor (“flower”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈfloɾ/ [ˈfloɾ]
  • IPA^(key): (with nativization) /ˈploɾ/ [ˈploɾ]
• Rhymes: -oɾ
• Syllabification: Flor

Proper noun

Flor (Baybayin spelling ᜉ᜔ᜎᜓᜇ᜔)

1. a female given name from Spanish

Related terms

• Flora
• Flordeliz
• Flordeliza
• Flores
• Floriebel
• Florita
• Maria Flor
• Mariflor