Etymology
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.
Noun
Blüte f (genitive Blüte, plural Blüten)
- 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.
- 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.
- (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
- (informal, formerly slang) counterfeit banknote
- Synonyms: Falschgeld, falscher Geldschein, gefälschte Banknote
Declension
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Declension of Blüte [feminine]
Further reading
- “Blüte” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Blüte” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Blüte” in Duden online
- Blüte on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de