blüht

Blüht is the third-person singular present tense form of the German verb blühen, which means to bloom, blossom, or flourish. The form blüht is used for a singular subject in the present, as in Der Baum blüht im Frühling. Blühen describes the process of flowering in plants and is commonly applied to flowers, trees, and other vegetation. In figurative use, blühen can also denote flourishing or thriving, for example in descriptions of nature, life, or cultural life.

The verb blühen is intransitive and predominantly associated with natural growth. Its appearance in literature and everyday language often evokes seasonal imagery, particularly springtime when flowers open and landscapes become colorful. While blühen is most at home in natural contexts, it can appear metaphorically to convey prosperity or vitality in non-biological subjects as well.

Grammatical notes: blühen forms regular present tense with the standard German subject endings, and its past participle is geblüht, giving the perfect tense hat geblüht. The root vowel can lend a characteristic sound to related forms such as ich blühe, du blühst, er blüht, wir blühen, ihr blüht, sie blühen.

Etymology and cognates: blühen originates from the Germanic family of languages and has cognates in other West Germanic languages, such as Dutch bloeien. The related noun Blüte refers to the blossom or flowering of a plant, sharing the same root.

See also: blühen, Blüte, aufblühen.