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Etymology

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From Middle Dutch plume, from Latin plūma (feather, down).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /plœy̯m/
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  • Rhymes: -œy̯m

Noun

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pluim m (plural pluimen, diminutive pluimpje n)

  1. a plume, feather
  2. (with indefinite article, often the diminutive: een pluim(pje)) A compliment, praise, a feather on one's cap
  3. (figuratively) a plume-shaped object or part of another organ, e.g. on a butterfly's wings
  4. (rather the diminutive plural: pluimpjes) down

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Descendants

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  • Afrikaans: pluim
  • Berbice Creole Dutch: plim
  • Negerhollands: plum, plim, flim

Verb

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pluim

  1. inflection of pluimen:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
    3. imperative

References

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  • M. J. Koenen & J. Endepols, Verklarend Handwoordenboek der Nederlandse Taal (tevens Vreemde-woordentolk), Groningen, Wolters-Noordhoff, 1969 (26th edition) [Dutch dictionary in Dutch]
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