Flieder

== German == === Etymology === Ca. 1600, from Middle Low German vlêder, vlider (“elder”), itself probably from Middle Dutch vlieder, ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *fleuþr. Cognate with modern Dutch vlier, West Frisian flear. At first merely a northern synonym of Holunder (“elder”); then in the 18th century transferred to the somewhat similar-looking lilac, which is of southeastern European origin and thus had no German name. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfliːdər/, [ˈfliː.dɐ] Hyphenation: Flie‧der === Noun === Flieder m (strong, genitive Flieders, plural Flieder) lilac (shrub of the genus Syringa) (regional, parts of Northern Germany) black elder (shrub) Synonyms: Holunder, Schwarzer Holunder ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== fliederfarben ==== Related terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “Flieder” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “Flieder” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961. “Flieder” in Duden online