flos

Betekenis (Engels)

1. (declension-3) flower, blossom
2. (declension-3, figuratively) the best kind or part of something
3. (declension-3, figuratively) the prime; best state of things
4. (declension-3, figuratively) an ornament or embellishment

Sinonieme

flōs

Vertalings

flower

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fiore

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fleur

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flor

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Blume

🌸

flor

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flor

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bloem

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çiçek

🌸

λουλούδι

gul

🌸

bloom

άνθος

زهرة

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

[ˈfɫoːs]

Etimologie (Engels)

A root noun interpreted as an s-stem noun, from Proto-Italic *flōs, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₃-s (“flower, blossom”), from *bʰleh₃- (“to bloom”). Cognates include Ancient Greek φύλλον (phúllon), Gothic 𐌱𐌻𐍉𐌼𐌰 (blōma) and Old English blōstm, blæd (“leaf”) (English blossom, blade).