blað

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See also: blad, błąd, Błąd, and blæd

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)

  1. leaf
  2. sheet, page
  3. newspaper
  4. deck of cards; playing card
  5. (knife) blade
  6. (ship's propeller) blade
  7. (oar) blade

Declension

n6 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative blað blaðið bløð bløðini
accusative blað blaðið bløð bløðini
dative blað, blaði blaðnum, blaðinum bløðum bløðunum
genitive blaðs blaðsins blaða blaðanna

Synonyms

2. ark
3. dagblað, tíðindablað, avís
4. kortablað; spælikort
6. skrúvublað

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ 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)

  1. sheet of paper
    Synonym: pappírsstykki
  2. newspaper or magazine
    Synonyms: dagblað, tímarit
  3. leaf
    Synonyms: lauf, laufblað
  4. (of grass) blade
  5. (of a knife, sword) blade
    Synonym: egg
  6. (music) reed (thin piece in a woodwind instrument that vibrates to produce sound)

Declension

Declension of blað (neuter)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative blað blaðið blöð blöðin
accusative blað blaðið blöð blöðin
dative blaði blaðinu blöðum blöðunum
genitive blaðs blaðsins blaða blaðanna

Derived terms

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

  1. a leaf of a plant
    Synonym: (especially of trees) lauf n
  2. herb
    Synonym: urt ?

Declension

Declension of blað (strong a-stem)
neuter singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative blað blaðit blǫð blǫðin
accusative blað blaðit blǫð blǫðin
dative blaði blaðinu blǫðum blǫðunum
genitive blaðs blaðsins blaða blaðanna

Descendants

  • Icelandic: blað
  • Faroese: blað
  • Norwegian: blad
  • Old Swedish: blaþ, ᛒᛚᛆᚦ (Runic)
  • Danish: blad
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