bleikur

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Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse bleikr, from Proto-Germanic *blaikaz.

Pronunciation

Adjective

bleikur (comparative bleikari, superlative bleikastur)

  1. pale

Declension

Declension of bleikur (a1)
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative bleikur bleik bleikt
Accusative bleikan bleika bleikt
Dative bleikum bleikari bleikum
Genitive bleiks bleikar bleiks
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative bleikir bleikar bleik
Accusative bleikar bleikar bleik
Dative bleikum bleikum bleikum
Genitive bleika bleika bleika
Weak adjectival inflection of bleikur
Singular (eintal) m f n
Nominative (hvørfall) bleiki bleika bleika
Accusative (hvønnfall) bleika bleiku
Dative (hvørjumfall)
Genitive (hvørsfall)
Plural (fleirtal) m f n
Nominative (hvørfall) bleiku
Accusative (hvønnfall)
Dative (hvørjumfall)
Genitive (hvørsfall)


Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse bleikr, from Proto-Germanic *blaikaz. Compare Old English blāc (pale). See also bleikja. More at bleak.

Pronunciation

Adjective

bleikur (comparative bleikari, superlative bleikastur)

  1. pink
    Ég á bleikan bol.
    I own a pink shirt.
  2. (archaic) pale
    • Revelation 6-8 (English and Icelandic)
      Og ég sá, og sjá: Bleikur hestur, og sá er á honum sat, hann hét Dauði, og Hel var í för með honum. Þeim var gefið vald yfir fjórða hluta jarðarinnar, til þess að deyða með sverði, með hungri og drepsótt og láta menn farast fyrir villidýrum jarðarinnar.
      I looked, and there before me was a pale horse! Its rider was named Death, and Hades was following close behind him. They were given power over a fourth of the earth to kill by sword, famine and plague, and by the wild beasts of the earth.

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Colors in Icelandic · litir (layout · text)
     hvítur; mjallhvítur      grár      svartur
             rauður; fagurrauður, djúprauður              appelsínugulur, gulrauður, órans (dated); brúnn, dökkbrúnn; fölvi, mórauður              gulur; rjómagulur
             gulgrænn, mosagrænn              grænn             
             blágrænn; grænblár              heiðblár, fagurblár, himinblár, safírblár              blár
             fjólublár; dimmfjólublár, indígóblár              blárauður; rauðfjólublár (fjólublár), purpuralitur              bleikur