Pusteblume
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German
Etymology
Attested 19th century, chiefly from Low German dialects. Analysable as pusten (“to blow”) + Blume (“flower”), from the children’s habit of blowing off the seeds. However, this may be only a remotivation of an underlying dialectal Pissblume, from the dandelion's diuretic effect; compare Dutch pisbloem.
Pronunciation
Noun
Pusteblume f (genitive Pusteblume, plural Pusteblumen)
- (somewhat informal) a blowball, dandelion clock (seedhead of dandelion)
- (colloquial, often childish) dandelion (plant)
- Synonym: Löwenzahn
Declension
Declension of Pusteblume
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | eine | die | Pusteblume | die | Pusteblumen |
| genitive | einer | der | Pusteblume | der | Pusteblumen |
| dative | einer | der | Pusteblume | den | Pusteblumen |
| accusative | eine | die | Pusteblume | die | Pusteblumen |
Further reading
- “Pusteblume” in Duden online