Blümchen
German
Etymology
From Middle High German *blüemechīn, blüemekīn, equivalent to Blume (“flower”) + -chen (“diminutive”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈblyːmçən]
Audio: (file)
Noun
Blümchen n (strong, genitive Blümchens, plural Blümchen)
- diminutive of Blume
Declension
Declension of Blümchen [neuter, strong]
Hyponyms
- Butterblümchen, Gänseblümchen, Herbstblümchen, Mauerblümchen
- Papierblümchen, Seidenblümchen, Trockenblümchen, Wiesenblümchen
Related terms
- Blümchenkaffee, Blümchenmuster
- Blümchensex, Blümchentapete
Further reading
- “Blümchen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Blümchen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Blümchen” in Duden online
- Blümchen on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de