bloeien

== Dutch == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈblui̯ə(n)/ Hyphenation: bloei‧en Rhymes: -ui̯ən === Etymology 1 === From Middle Dutch bloeyen, from Old Dutch bluoien, from Proto-West Germanic *blōan, from Proto-Germanic *blōaną. ==== Verb ==== bloeien (intransitive) to blossom, to bear flowers (intransitive) to grow, develop (intransitive) to flourish, prosper (intransitive, uncommon) to produce a swelling or secretion (intransitive, obsolete) to blush, to redden in the face (intransitive, archaic, of people) to flourish, to be in one's period of maximum activity or influence ===== Conjugation ===== ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Descendants ===== Afrikaans: bloei === Etymology 2 === Variant of bloeden with d-weakening; compare vlaai / vlade. ==== Verb ==== bloeien dialectal form of bloeden (“to bleed”) Hij bloeit als 'n rund! ― He's bleeding like a pig! M'n knie bloeit. ― My knee is bleeding. ===== Conjugation ===== === Etymology 3 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Noun ==== bloeien plural of bloei === Etymology 4 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Noun ==== bloeien (archaic) plural of bloed