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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
Presumably from Proto-Germanic *blaitaz, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰloyd-o-s, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰleyd-. Cognate with Proto-Slavic *blědъ (“pale”), Albanian blehurë (“pale”).
Adjective
*blait
- pale, discolored
Inflection
| a-stem
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| Singular
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Masculine
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| Nominative
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*blait
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| Genitive
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*blaitas
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| Singular
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Masculine
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Feminine
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Neuter
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| Nominative
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*blait
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*blaitu
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*blait
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| Accusative
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*blaitanā
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*blaitā
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*blait
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| Genitive
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*blaitas
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*blaiteʀā
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*blaitas
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| Dative
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*blaitumē
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*blaiteʀē
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*blaitumē
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| Instrumental
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*blaitu
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*blaiteʀu
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*blaitu
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| Plural
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Masculine
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Feminine
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Neuter
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| Nominative
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*blaitē
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*blaitō
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*blaitu
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| Accusative
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*blaitā
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*blaitā
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*blaitu
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| Genitive
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*blaiteʀō
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*blaiteʀō
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*blaiteʀō
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| Dative
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*blaitēm, *blaitum
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*blaitēm, *blaitum
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*blaitēm, *blaitum
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| Instrumental
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*blaitēm, *blaitum
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*blaitēm, *blaitum
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*blaitēm, *blaitum
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Derived terms
Descendants
Further reading
- Guus Kroonen (2013) Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN
