Flieder
German
Etymology
Ca. 1600, from Middle Low German vlêder, vlider (“elder”), itself probably from Middle Dutch vlieder, ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *fleuþr. Cognate with modern Dutch vlier, West Frisian flear.
At first merely a northern synonym of Holunder (“elder”); then in the 18th century transferred to the somewhat similar-looking lilac, which is of southeastern European origin and thus had no German name.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfliːdər/, [ˈfliː.dɐ]
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Noun
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- lilac (shrub)
- (regional, parts of Northern Germany) black elder (shrub)
- Synonyms: Holunder, Schwarzer Holunder
Declension
Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)
Derived terms
- Fliederbeere
- Fliederbusch
- fliederfarben
Further reading
- “Flieder” in Duden online
- “Flieder” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Flieder” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
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