blomma

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish blōme, from Old Norse blómi, blóm, from Proto-Germanic *blōmô.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /blʊ.ma/
  • (file)

Noun

blomma c

  1. a flower
  2. (colloquial, dated) wife
    Anläggningen besöktes av direktören med blomma och barn.
    The site was visited by the manager with his wife and children.

Declension

Declension of blomma 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative blomma blomman blommor blommorna
Genitive blommas blommans blommors blommornas

Verb

blomma (present blommar, preterite blommade, supine blommat, imperative blomma)

  1. (sometimes followed by ut (out)) to flower, to bloom, to blossom

Conjugation

  • blomma ut
  • blomma över
  • blomning
  • utblommad
  • överblommad

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