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Yiddish
Etymology
From Middle High German blōȥ (“naked, bare, unarmed, exposed, wretched”), from Old High German blōz, from Proto-Germanic *blautaz, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰlaw- (“weak, frightened”). Cognate with German bloß (“naked, mere, sole”), Dutch bloot (“bare, naked”), Swedish blott (“merely, just”).
The sense “dull” can be derived from “unarmed”. The sense “stupid” can be derived thence or even from “naked” directly; compare German bloßstellen (“to embarrass, stultify”). Therefore influence by Middle High German blœde (“frail, craven”), whence German blöd (“stupid”), is not absolutely necessary, although it does appear likely and would also explain the front vowel in the variant bleyz above.
Adjective
בלויז • (bloyz)
- bare, uncovered, empty
- unadorned, plain
- blunt, dull
- (figurative) stupid
Declension
Derived terms
Noun
בלויז • (bloyz) m, plural בלויזן (bloyzn)
- space, open/free/bare place, emptiness
- gap, shortage
Adverb
בלויז • (bloyz)
- only, just
- Synonym: נאָר (nor)
Usage notes
- The alternative form בלייז (bleyz) does not apply with the adverb.
Derived terms
References
- Astravux, Aljaksandar (2008) “blojz”, in Idyš-bjelaruski slóŭnik [Yiddish–Belarusian Dictionary], Minsk: Mjedisónt, →ISBN, page 163
- Astravux, Aljaksandar (2008) “blojzer”, in Idyš-bjelaruski slóŭnik [Yiddish–Belarusian Dictionary], Minsk: Mjedisónt, →ISBN, page 163
- Justus van de Kamp et al., “בלױז” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek , Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). .