Pusteblume

German

Etymology

Attested 19th century, chiefly from Low German dialects. Analysable as pusten (“to blow”) +‎ Blume (“flower”), from the children’s habit of blowing off the seeds. However, this may be only a remotivation of an underlying dialectal Pissblume, from the dandelion's diuretic effect; compare Dutch pisbloem.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpuːstəˌbluːmə/
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Noun

Pusteblume f (genitive Pusteblume, plural Pusteblumen)

  1. (somewhat informal) a blowball, dandelion clock (seedhead of dandelion)
  2. (colloquial, often childish) dandelion (plant)
    Synonym: Löwenzahn

Declension

Declension of Pusteblume [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Pusteblume die Pusteblumen
genitive einer der Pusteblume der Pusteblumen
dative einer der Pusteblume den Pusteblumen
accusative eine die Pusteblume die Pusteblumen

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