flōs

flōs uit.-lat. eigtl. Blüthe‘Blume, Blüte’;

A root noun interpreted as an s-stem noun, from Proto-Italic *flōs, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₃-s (“flower, blossom”), from *bʰleh₃- (“to bloom”). Cognates include Ancient Greek φύλλον (phúllon), Gothic 𐌱𐌻𐍉𐌼𐌰 (blōma) and Old English blōstm, blæd (“leaf”) (English blossom, blade).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /floːs/, [fɫ̪oːs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /flos/, [flɔs]

Noun

flōs m (genitive flōris); third declension

1. flower, blossom [ quotations ▼]
2. (figuratively) the best kind or part of something
3. (figuratively) the prime; best state of things
4. (figuratively) an ornament or embellishment

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	flōs	flōrēs
Genitive	flōris	flōrum
Dative	flōrī	flōribus
Accusative	flōrem	flōrēs
Ablative	flōre	flōribus
Vocative	flōs	flōrēs