"blom" meaning in Afrikaans

See blom in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /blɔm/ Audio: LL-Q14196 (afr)-Oesjaar-blom.wav Forms: blomme [plural], blommetjie [diminutive]
Etymology: From Dutch blom, dialectal form of bloem, from Middle Dutch bloeme, from Old Dutch *bluomo, from Proto-Germanic *blōmô. Etymology templates: {{root|af|ine-pro|*bʰleh₃-}}, {{inh|af|nl|blom}} Dutch blom, {{inh|af|dum|bloeme}} Middle Dutch bloeme, {{inh|af|odt|*bluomo}} Old Dutch *bluomo, {{inh|af|gem-pro|*blōmô}} Proto-Germanic *blōmô Head templates: {{head|af|noun|||plural|blomme|||||diminutive|blommetjie|||||||f2accel-form=p|f2request=1|f5accel-form=diminutive|head=}} blom (plural blomme, diminutive blommetjie), {{af-noun|blomme|blommetjie}} blom (plural blomme, diminutive blommetjie)
  1. flower Categories (lifeform): Flowers
    Sense id: en-blom-af-noun-wGsM~gzF Categories (other): Afrikaans entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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