Flieder

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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/,
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  • Hyphenation: Flie‧der

Noun

Flieder m (strong, genitive Flieders, plural Flieder)

  1. lilac (shrub of the genus Syringa)
  2. (regional, parts of Northern Germany) black elder (shrub)
    Synonyms: Holunder, Schwarzer Holunder

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