bled
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English
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
See bleed.
Verb
bled
- simple past and past participle of bleed
Etymology 2
From French bled, from Algerian Arabic, from Arabic بِلَاد (bilād).
Noun
bled (plural bleds)
- (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
Adjective
bled (comparative bleder, superlative åm bledstn)
Synonyms
Derived terms
Czech
Pronunciation
Adjective
bled
Dutch
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Related to blad.
Noun
bled n (plural bledden)
Etymology 2
Noun
bled m (uncountable)
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Algerian Arabic, from Arabic بِلَاد (bilād).
Pronunciation
Noun
bled m (plural bleds)
- (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.
- (informal, at times derogatory) the old country, typically in North Africa.
Further reading
- “bled”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.
Middle English
Noun
bled
- Alternative form of blede
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
- a shoot, branch
- foliage, leaves; a leaf
- a flower, blossom; a bloom
- fruit; a fruit
- a harvest, crop; yield, produce
Declension
Declension of bled (strong ō-stem)
Synonyms
Descendants
Old Frisian
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *blad.
Noun
bled n
Inflection
| Declension of bled (neuter a-stem) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | bled | bled |
| genitive | bledes | bleda |
| dative | blede | bledum, bledem |
| accusative | bled | bled |
Descendants
Old Irish
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *bledyos.
Pronunciation
Noun
bled f
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:
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Derived terms
Mutation
| Old Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
| bled | bled pronounced with /v(ʲ)-/ |
mbled |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “bled”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Serbo-Croatian
Alternative forms
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *blědъ.
Pronunciation
Adjective
blȇd (definite blȇdī, comparative blȅđī, Cyrillic spelling бле̑д)
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
From Proto-Slavic *blědъ.
Pronunciation
Adjective
blẹ̑d (comparative bȍlj blẹ̑d or bledȇjši, superlative nȁjbolj blẹ̑d or nȁjbledȇjši)
Inflection
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| 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 genitiveanim |
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
Volapük
Noun
bled (nominative plural bleds)
- sheet (of paper)