blutendes

Blutendes is a German adjective form derived from the verb bluten, meaning to bleed. It denotes that bleeding is ongoing or that a thing is characterized by bleeding. It is commonly used to describe wounds, injuries or objects that are leaking blood, for example eine blutende Wunde, ein blutendes Ohr oder ein blutendes Bein.

Grammatically, the form adapts to gender, number and case. With indefinite articles it appears as ein blutendes Bein or ein blutendes Ohr; with definite articles the form is das blutende Bein or das blutende Ohr. In plural, phrases such as blutende Wunden are used to mean “bleeding wounds.” The word functions as an attributive adjective and is related to the present participle blutend, which may occur in other contexts as well.

Usage encompasses medical, descriptive and figurative language. In medical or emergency reporting, blood loss is described as ongoing by saying the wound is blutend. In literature or journalism, blutendes can be employed metaphorically, for example in phrases like ein blutendes Herz, to convey intense distress or sympathy.

Etymology traces Blutendes to bluten (to bleed) with the present-participle ending -end, a common construction in German for forming adjectives that convey an active or ongoing state. The term is not a standalone noun and does not denote a place or entity; it remains a descriptive grammatical form used across contexts.