bloem

== Dutch == === Alternative forms === blom, blomme (dialectal) === Etymology === From Middle Dutch bloeme, from Old Dutch *bluomo, from Proto-West Germanic *blōmō, from Proto-Germanic *blōmô. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /blum/ Hyphenation: bloem Rhymes: -um === Noun === bloem f (plural bloemen, diminutive bloempje n or bloemetje n) flower, bloom of flowering plant (uncountable) flour of wheat or corn ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== Afrikaans: bloem, blom Negerhollands: bloem → Virgin Islands Creole: bluminstji (dated, from a diminutive form) → Sranan Tongo: blon (flour) → Aukan: bolon → Kari'na: polimin → Saramaccan: boón → Sranan Tongo: bromki (flower) Aukan: boomiki → Kari'na: poromiki