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Esperanto
Etymology
Common Romance (French blanc, Italian bianco, Spanish blanco). Perhaps also influenced by Polish biały, Russian бе́лый (bélyj).
Pronunciation
Adjective
blanka (accusative singular blankan, plural blankaj, accusative plural blankajn)
- white
En okcidenta civilizo, nur la fianĉino devas porti blankan robon ĉe nupto.- In Western society, only the bride should wear a white dress at a wedding.
- blank
La artisto fikse rigardis la blankan kanvason ĝis li trovis inspiron.- The artist stared at the blank canvas until he found inspiration.
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Ido
Etymology
Borrowed from Esperanto blanka, English blank, French blanc, German blank, Italian bianco, Spanish blanco.
Pronunciation
Adjective
blanka
- white
- (figuratively) blank
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See also
Ladino
Adjective
blanka (Latin spelling, masculine blanko)
- white
Polish
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin plancus.
Pronunciation
Noun
blanka f
- (architecture, military) cop, merlon (any of the upright projections between the embrasures of a battlement)
- Synonym: ząb
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Further reading
- blanka in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- blanka in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Swedish
Adjective
blanka
- inflection of blank:
- definite singular
- plural
Verb
blanka (present blankar, preterite blankade, supine blankat, imperative blanka)
- to polish, to make shining (blank), to shine shoes or other leather items; to groom (brush) animals
- I stallet blankade Petter seldonen
- In the stable, Petter polished the harnesses
- Hela huset vändes upp och ner, flygeln målades om, korna i ladugården blankades, trädgårdslanden snyggades upp
- The whole house was turned around, the wing was repainted, the cows in the barn were brushed, the garden patch was shaped up
- to erase all text; to blank
- (finance) To sell valuable papers one doesn't own, in the hope that the price will drop sufficiently to allow the trader to buy them back, while still making net money on the transaction.
Då blankades teknikaktierna för fullt, vilket gick lätt att räkna hem.- (please add an English translation of this usage example)
- (cooking) to finish off a sauce by adding fat (?)
Mot slutet silades såsen av, och blankades med lite smör för att ge den en lite avrundad mjukhet.- (please add an English translation of this usage example)
Conjugation
Conjugation of blanka (weak)
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