bloemlezing

Dutch

Etymology

From bloem (“flower”) +‎ lezing (“reading”), a calque of Latin florilegium, itself a calque of Ancient Greek ἀνθολογία (anthología), from ἄνθος (ánthos, “flower”) + -λογία (-logía, “reading”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈblumˌleː.zɪŋ/

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• Hyphenation: bloem‧le‧zing

Noun

bloemlezing f (plural bloemlezingen, diminutive bloemlezinkje n)

1. anthology

   Synonyms: anthologie, florilegium

Descendants

• Afrikaans: bloemlesing