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Flieder.

lilac (shrub of the genus Syringa)

7 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈfliːdər/[ˈfliː.dɐ]
  1. lilac (shrub of the genus Syringa)

    masculine · strong
  2. black elder (shrub)

    masculine · regional · strong
Where this word comes from

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.

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