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Danish
Etymology
From Old Norse blanda, from Proto-Germanic *blandaną, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰlendʰ-.
Verb
blande (imperative bland, infinitive at blande, present tense blander, past tense blandede, perfect tense har blandet)
- to mix
Further reading
Interlingua
Adjective
blande
- bland, mild
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈblan.de/
- Rhymes: -ande
- Hyphenation: blàn‧de
Adjective
blande
- feminine plural of blando
Anagrams
Latin
Etymology
From blandus (“flattering, pleasant”) + -ē.
Pronunciation
Adverb
blandē (comparative blandius, superlative blandissimē)
- flatteringly, soothingly
- Synonym: blanditer
- courteously
References
- “blande”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “blande”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- blande in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, 1st edition. (Oxford University Press)
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Old Norse blanda, from Proto-Germanic *blandaną, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰlendʰ-.
Verb
blande (imperative bland, present tense blander, passive blandes, simple past and past participle blanda or blandet, present participle blandende)
- to mix, blend
- to mingle
- to shuffle (cards)
Derived terms
References
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse blanda, from Proto-Germanic *blandaną, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰlendʰ-. Akin to English blend.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /²blɑndə/
- IPA(key): /blaɲ/ (Trøndelag, Northern Norway)
Verb
blande (present tense blandar, past tense blanda, past participle blanda, passive infinitive blandast, present participle blandande, imperative blande/bland)
- to mix, blend
Derived terms
References
Old English
Pronunciation
Verb
blande
- inflection of blandan:
- first-person singular present indicative
- singular present subjunctive
Spanish
Verb
blande
- inflection of blandir:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative