bloot

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Dutch

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch bloot, from Old Dutch *blōt, from Proto-West Germanic *blaut, from Proto-Germanic *blautaz. Cognate with German bloß, Old English blēat, Old Norse blautr.

Adjective

bloot (comparative bloter, superlative blootst)

  1. (literally) bare, naked, nude
  2. unprotected, uncovered
  3. unaided
  4. simple, uncomplicated
Declension
Declension of bloot
uninflected bloot
inflected blote
comparative bloter
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial bloot bloter het blootst
het blootste
indefinite m./f. sing. blote blotere blootste
n. sing. bloot bloter blootste
plural blote blotere blootste
definite blote blotere blootste
partitive bloots bloters —
Synonyms
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Jersey Dutch: blôt
  • Negerhollands: bloot
  • → Papiamentu: blo, bloot

Noun

bloot n (uncountable, diminutive blootje n)

  1. nakedness, especially as art subject or in porn

Etymology 2

Noun

bloot f (plural bloten, diminutive blootje n)

  1. Alternative form of ploot

References

  • M. J. Koenen & J. Endepols, Verklarend Handwoordenboek der Nederlandse Taal (tevens Vreemde-woordentolk), Groningen, Wolters-Noordhoff, 1969 (26th edition)
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