"blostma" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Old English]

IPA: /ˈbloːst.mɑ/
Etymology: From Proto-West Germanic *blōstmō, from Proto-Germanic *blōstmô (“flower”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₃-. Cognate with Old Norse blómstr. Etymology templates: {{root|ang|ine-pro|*bʰleh₃-}}, {{inh|ang|gmw-pro|*blōstmō}} Proto-West Germanic *blōstmō, {{inh|ang|gem-pro|*blōstmô|t=flower}} Proto-Germanic *blōstmô (“flower”), {{der|ang|ine-pro|*bʰleh₃-}} Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₃-, {{cog|non|blómstr}} Old Norse blómstr Head templates: {{ang-noun|m|head=blōstma}} blōstma m Inflection templates: {{ang-decl-noun-n-m|blōstm}}, {{ang-decl-noun|blōstma|blōstman|blōstman|blōstman|blōstman|blōstmena|blōstman|blōstmum|num=|title=|type=weak}} Forms: blōstma [canonical, masculine], no-table-tags [table-tags], blōstma [nominative, singular], blōstman [nominative, plural], blōstman [accusative, singular], blōstman [accusative, plural], blōstman [genitive, singular], blōstmena [genitive, plural], blōstman [dative, singular], blōstmum [dative, plural]
  1. flower, blossom
    Sense id: en-blostma-ang-noun-q0JwuZu5 Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Plants Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 53 47 Disambiguation of Plants: 50 50
  2. blossom, bloom; blooming, flowering
    Sense id: en-blostma-ang-noun-qprqIddh Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Plants Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 15 85 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 53 47 Disambiguation of Plants: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: blōstmbǣre, blōstmfrēols, blōstmiġ Related terms: blōstm, blōwan
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          "text": "Exeter Book, riddle 40",
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          "blooming"
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  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbloːst.mɑ/"
    }
  ],
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}
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    "Old English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Old English terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
    "Old English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *bʰleh₃-",
    "Old English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
    "Old English terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
    "Old English terms with IPA pronunciation",
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