bled

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See also: Bled, blêd, and blēḑ

English

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

See bleed.

Verb

bled

  1. simple past and past participle of bleed
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From French bled, from Algerian Arabic, from Arabic بِلَاد (bilād).

Noun

bled (plural bleds)

  1. (in parts of French North Africa) Hinterland, field.

Bavarian

Etymology

From Middle High German blode, from Old High German blōdi, from Proto-Germanic *blauþijaz, *blauþaz (weak, soft, timid). Cognates include German blöd, Dutch blood, English blate, bloat, Old Norse blauðr.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈb̥leːd̥/, /ˈb̥le̞ːd̥/

Adjective

bled (comparative bleder, superlative åm bledstn)

  1. stupid, silly, dopey, dim-witted
  2. awkward, unflattering, unfavourable

Synonyms

Derived terms

Czech

Pronunciation

Adjective

bled

  1. short masculine singular of bledý

Dutch

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Related to blad.

Noun

bled n (plural bledden)

  1. a metal strip with holes
  2. a flat board such as a tabletop

Etymology 2

Borrowed from French bled.

Noun

bled m (uncountable)

  1. (Belgium) middle of nowhere

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Algerian Arabic, from Arabic بِلَاد (bilād).

Pronunciation

Noun

bled m (plural bleds)

  1. (informal, somewhat derogatory) village, Podunk, backwater
    • 1974, Bertrand Blier, Les Valseuses, spoken by Pierrot (Patrick Dewaere):
      D'abord j'en ai marre de ce bled! Bled de merde! France de merde!
      First of all, I'm sick of this village! Shithole village! Shithole France!
    • 2017, “Homicide”, in Elh Kmer (lyrics), Indépendant:
      Je ferais pas d’efforts d’intégration si ce bled ne m’aime pas
      I won’t make any effort in order to be part of the community if this village doesn’t like me.
  2. (informal, at times derogatory) the old country, typically in North Africa.

Further reading

Middle English

Noun

bled

  1. alternative form of blede

North Frisian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Frisian blēda, from Proto-Germanic *blōþijaną. Cognates include West Frisian bliede.

Pronunciation

Verb

bled

  1. (Föhr-Amrum) to bleed

Conjugation

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *blēduz, *blōdiz (blossom, sprout), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₃-. Related to blōwan (to bloom, blossom).

Pronunciation

Noun

blēd f

  1. a shoot, branch
  2. foliage, leaves; a leaf
  3. a flower, blossom; a bloom
  4. fruit; a fruit
  5. a harvest, crop; yield, produce

Declension

Strong ō-stem:

singular plural
nominative blēd blēda, blēde
accusative blēde blēda, blēde
genitive blēde blēda
dative blēde blēdum

Synonyms

Descendants

  • Middle English: blede, bled

Old Frisian

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *blad.

Noun

bled n

  1. leaf

Inflection

Declension of bled (neuter a-stem)
singular plural
nominative bled bled
accusative bled bled
genitive bledes bleda
dative blede bledum, bledem

Descendants

Old Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *bledyos.

Pronunciation

Noun

bled f

  1. sea-monster
  2. whale

Inflection

Feminine ā-stem
singular dual plural
nominative bledL bleidL bledaH
vocative bledL bleidL bledaH
accusative bleidN bleidL bledaH
genitive bleideH bledL bledN
dative bleidL bledaib bledaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutation of bled
radical lenition nasalization
bled bled
pronounced with /β(ʲ)-/
mbled

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *blědъ.

Pronunciation

Adjective

blȇd (Cyrillic spelling бле̑д, definite blȇdī, comparative blȅđī)

  1. pale, pallid

Declension

positive indefinite forms
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative bled bleda bledo
genitive bleda blede bleda
dative bledu bledoj bledu
accusative inanimate
animate
bled
bleda
bledu bledo
vocative bled bleda bledo
locative bledu bledoj bledu
instrumental bledim bledom bledim
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative bledi blede bleda
genitive bledih bledih bledih
dative bledim(a) bledim(a) bledim(a)
accusative blede blede bleda
vocative bledi blede bleda
locative bledim(a) bledim(a) bledim(a)
instrumental bledim(a) bledim(a) bledim(a)
positive definite forms
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative bledi bleda bledo
genitive bledog(a) blede bledog(a)
dative bledom(u/e) bledoj bledom(u/e)
accusative inanimate
animate
bledi
bledog(a)
bledu bledo
vocative bledi bleda bledo
locative bledom(e/u) bledoj bledom(e/u)
instrumental bledim bledom bledim
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative bledi blede bleda
genitive bledih bledih bledih
dative bledim(a) bledim(a) bledim(a)
accusative blede blede bleda
vocative bledi blede bleda
locative bledim(a) bledim(a) bledim(a)
instrumental bledim(a) bledim(a) bledim(a)
comparative forms
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative bleđi bleđa bleđe
genitive bleđeg(a) bleđe bleđeg(a)
dative bleđem(u) bleđoj bleđem(u)
accusative inanimate
animate
bleđi
bleđeg(a)
bleđu bleđe
vocative bleđi bleđa bleđe
locative bleđem(u) bleđoj bleđem(u)
instrumental bleđim bleđom bleđim
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative bleđi bleđe bleđa
genitive bleđih bleđih bleđih
dative bleđim(a) bleđim(a) bleđim(a)
accusative bleđe bleđe bleđa
vocative bleđi bleđe bleđa
locative bleđim(a) bleđim(a) bleđim(a)
instrumental bleđim(a) bleđim(a) bleđim(a)
superlative forms
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative najbleđi najbleđa najbleđe
genitive najbleđeg(a) najbleđe najbleđeg(a)
dative najbleđem(u) najbleđoj najbleđem(u)
accusative inanimate
animate
najbleđi
najbleđeg(a)
najbleđu najbleđe
vocative najbleđi najbleđa najbleđe
locative najbleđem(u) najbleđoj najbleđem(u)
instrumental najbleđim najbleđom najbleđim
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative najbleđi najbleđe najbleđa
genitive najbleđih najbleđih najbleđih
dative najbleđim(a) najbleđim(a) najbleđim(a)
accusative najbleđe najbleđe najbleđa
vocative najbleđi najbleđe najbleđa
locative najbleđim(a) najbleđim(a) najbleđim(a)
instrumental najbleđim(a) najbleđim(a) najbleđim(a)

Slovene

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *blědъ.

Pronunciation

Adjective

blẹ̑d (comparative bȍlj blẹ̑d or bledȇjši, superlative nȁjbolj blẹ̑d or nȁjbledȇjši)

  1. pale (light in color)
  2. (of human skin) pale (having a pallor)
  3. pale; faint; dull; indistinct

Declension

The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.
Hard
masculine feminine neuter
nom. sing. bléd bléda blédo
singular
masculine feminine neuter
nominative bléd ind
blédi def
bléda blédo
genitive blédega bléde blédega
dative blédemu blédi blédemu
accusative nominativeinan or
genitive
anim
blédo blédo
locative blédem blédi blédem
instrumental blédim blédo blédim
dual
masculine feminine neuter
nominative bléda blédi blédi
genitive blédih blédih blédih
dative blédima blédima blédima
accusative bléda blédi blédi
locative blédih blédih blédih
instrumental blédima blédima blédima
plural
masculine feminine neuter
nominative blédi bléde bléda
genitive blédih blédih blédih
dative blédim blédim blédim
accusative bléde bléde bléda
locative blédih blédih blédih
instrumental blédimi blédimi blédimi

This adjective needs an inflection-table template.

Further reading

  • bled”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
  • bled”, in Termania, Amebis
  • See also the general references

Volapük

Noun

bled (nominative plural bleds)

  1. sheet (of paper)

Declension

Declension of bled
singular plural
nominative bled bleds
genitive bleda bledas
dative blede bledes
accusative bledi bledis
vocative 1 o bled! o bleds!
predicative 2 bledu bledus

1 status as a case is disputed
2 in later, non-classical Volapük only