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Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Middle Low German blot.
Adjective
blott (neuter singular blott, definite singular and plural blotte)
- bare, naked
- med det blotte øye ― with the naked eye
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Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Middle Low German blot.
Adjective
blott (neuter singular blott, definite singular and plural blotte)
- bare, naked
- med det blotte auget ― with the naked eye
Swedish
Etymology
From Middle Low German blôt, from Old Saxon *blōt, from Proto-Germanic *blautaz. Doublet of blöt. Compare German bloß, Dutch bloot, Danish blot.
Pronunciation
Adjective
blott (not comparable)
- mere
komma undan med blotta förskräckelsen- escape with mere surprise
- (rare) exposed
Declension
| Inflection of blott
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| Neuter singular
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| Plural
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blotta
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blotte
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Comparative
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Superlative
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blotte
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1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.
2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
3) Dated or archaic
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Derived terms
Adverb
blott (not comparable)
- merely, just
Blott en dag, ett ögonblick i sänder- Just one day, a moment at a time (song lyrics)
Conjunction
blott
- but, if only
Blott du mig ger ett enda litet ord, är jag din.- If only you give me one little word, I'll be yours. (song lyrics)
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