Blüte

== German == === Alternative forms === Blüthe (obsolete) === Etymology === From Middle High German blüete, from older bluot, from Old High German bluot, from Proto-Germanic *blōdiz (“blossom, sprout”). Middle High German bluot was originally a feminine inflecting to blüete in the plural and genitive/dative singular; later this alternation was levelled either by generalizing the form blüete or by converting bluot into a masculine. Related with blühen and Blume. Cognate with Old English blēd (“shoot, flower”), dialectal English blead, which see. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈblyːtə/ Rhymes: -yːtə === Noun === Blüte f (genitive Blüte, plural Blüten) blossom, flower (reproductive structure on plants, often scented and/or colourful) Synonym: (dated) Blume bloom, blossom, florescence (flowering season) Synonyms: Blütezeit, Blühzeit, Blühen, Aufblühen (figurative) bloom, heyday, height (era of good development, e.g. of a realm or culture) Synonyms: Blütezeit, Glanzzeit, Hochzeit (informal, formerly slang) counterfeit banknote Synonyms: Falschgeld, falscher Geldschein, gefälschte Banknote ==== Declension ==== ==== Hyponyms ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “Blüte” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “Blüte” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “Blüte” in Duden online Blüte on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de