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Faroese
Etymology
From Old Norse blað, from Proto-Germanic *bladą, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰlh̥₃otom, from *bʰleh₃-.
Pronunciation
Noun
blað n (genitive singular blaðs, plural bløð)
- leaf
- sheet, page
- newspaper
- deck of cards; playing card
- (knife) blade
- (ship's propeller) blade
- (oar) blade
Declension
Synonyms
- 2. ark
- 3. dagblað, tíðindablað, avís
- 4. kortablað; spælikort
- 6. skrúvublað
Derived terms
Related terms
References
- ^ Árnason, Kristján (2011) The Phonology of Icelandic and Faroese (The Phonology of the World's Languages), Oxford: Oxford University Press, page 85
Further reading
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse blað, from Proto-Germanic *bladą, maybe from Proto-Indo-European *bʰlh̥₃oto, from *bʰleh₃-.
Pronunciation
Noun
blað n (genitive singular blaðs, nominative plural blöð)
- a sheet of paper
- a newspaper or magazine
- leaf
- (of grass) blade
- (of a knife, sword) blade
- (music) reed (thin piece in a woodwind instrument that vibrates to produce sound)
Declension
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Old Norse
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *bladą, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰlh̥₃oto, from *bʰleh₃-. Compare Old English blæd (English blade), Old Frisian bled (West Frisian bled), Old Saxon blad, Old High German blat (German Blatt).
Noun
blað n
- a leaf of a plant
- herb
Declension
Declension of blað (strong a-stem)
Synonyms
- (leaf): lauf n (especially of trees)
- (herb): urt ?
Descendants