# die Tulpe

die Tulpe is a German noun meaning “tulip”. Forms: der Tulpe, die Tulpen.

## Forms

- Genitive: der Tulpe
- Plural: die Tulpen

## In other languages

- Русский: ботан. тюльпан
- Українська: тюльпан

## Meanings

1. tulip
2. a glass for mainly wine likened in form to a tulip
3. _colloquial · archaic_ someone of a rare demeanour
4. _colloquial · archaic_ a fickle girl
5. _archaic · regional_ a bumbershoot reversed in form due to the wind in a storm
6. _figurative_ tulip glass
   - Zur Tulpe gehört ein Pilsdeckchen.

## Examples

- Im Garten sind Tulpen gepflanzt. — Tulips are planted in the garden.
- Tulpen werden bald blühen. — Tulips will bloom soon.
- Tulpen sind meine Lieblingsblumen. — Tulips are my favourite flowers.
- Die Tulpen erblühten. — The tulips bloomed.
- Die Tulpen dort sind schön. — Those tulips are beautiful.

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