flos

Meaning

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

Concepts

flower

🌸

bloom

blossom

🌼

wander

crown

👑

move to and fro

plant

🌱

flowers

Synonyms

flōs

Translations

fiore

🌸

fleur

🌸

flor

🌸

Blume

🌸

flor

🌸

flor

🌸

bloem

🌸

çiçek

🌸

λουλούδι

gul

🌸

άνθος

زهرة

Blüte

🌼

kulîlk

🌸

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈfɫoːs]

Etymology

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).