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See also: Florist
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From French fleuriste, from Latin floris (“genitive singular of flōs, flower”), + -ist.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈflɒɹɪst/
Audio (Southern England) (file) - (General American) IPA(key): /ˈfloɹɪst/
- Rhymes: (Received Pronunciation) -ɒɹɪst
- Hyphenation: flor‧ist
Noun[edit]
florist (plural florists)
- A person who sells flowers.
- A person who cultivates flowers.
- A person who studies or writes about flowers.
- A florist's shop.
- 2010, Cassie Miles, Hook, Line and Shotgun Bride, page 33:
- “After the gown, we can go to the florist, then stop by the lingerie store.”
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
a person who sells flowers
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Anagrams[edit]
Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Early 17th century. Possibly borrowed from English florist or French fleuriste.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
florist m (plural floristen, diminutive floristje n)
- (botany) One who engages in the study of wild flora (floristics)
- (historical) speculator in tulips around the time of the tulip mania
- Synonym: bloemist
Derived terms[edit]
Romanian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from French fleuriste (modelled after floare).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
florist m (plural floriști, feminine equivalent floristă)
Declension[edit]
Declension of florist
singular | plural | |||
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indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
nominative/accusative | (un) florist | floristul | (niște) floriști | floriștii |
genitive/dative | (unui) florist | floristului | (unor) floriști | floriștilor |
vocative | floristule | floriștilor |
Related terms[edit]
References[edit]
- florist in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)
Swedish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From French fleuriste, from Latin floris (“genitive singular of flōs, flower”), + -ist.
Noun[edit]
florist c
Declension[edit]
Declension of florist | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | florist | floristen | florister | floristerna |
Genitive | florists | floristens | floristers | floristernas |
References[edit]
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