Blüte

From Middle High German blüete, from older bluot, from Old High German bluot, from Proto-Germanic *blōdiz (“blossom, sprout”). Middle High German bluot was originally a feminine inflecting to blüete in the plural and genitive/dative singular; later this alternation was levelled either by generalizing the form blüete or by converting bluot into a masculine. Related with blühen and Blume. Cognate with Old English blēd (“shoot, flower”), dialectal English blead, which see.

• IPA^(key): /ˈblyːtə/

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• Rhymes: -yːtə

Blüte f (genitive Blüte, plural Blüten)

1. blossom, flower (reproductive structure on plants, often scented and/or colourful)

   Synonym: (dated) Blume

   Die Bienen fliegen emsig von einer Blüte zur nächsten.

   The bees fly diligently from one blossom to the next.

2. bloom, blossom, florescence (flowering season)

   Synonyms: Blütezeit, Blühzeit, Blühen, Aufblühen

   Die Apfelblüte ist von Mai bis Juni.

   Florescence of apple trees is from May through June.

   Die Rosen stehen in Blüte.

   The roses are in bloom.

3. (figurative) bloom, heyday, height (era of good development, e.g. of a realm or culture)

   Synonyms: Blütezeit, Glanzzeit, Hochzeit

   die Blüte der flämischen Hofkultur

   the bloom of Flemish court culture

4. (informal, formerly slang) counterfeit banknote

   Synonyms: Falschgeld, falscher Geldschein, gefälschte Banknote

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• “Blüte” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Blüte” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “Blüte” in Duden online
• Blüte on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de