blöd

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German

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle High German blode, from Old High German blōdi, from Proto-Germanic *blauþijaz, *blauþaz (weak, soft, timid).

Cognate with Old English blēaþ (gentle, shy, cowardly, timid; slothful, inactive, effeminate), English blate (bashful, stupid) and bloat (be swollen, be worthless) and Danish blød (soft).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bløːt/
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Adjective

blöd (strong nominative masculine singular blöder, comparative blöder, superlative am blödesten or (rare) am blödsten)

  1. stupid, dim-witted
    Synonyms: einfältig, dumm, doof, geistesschwach
    Antonyms: gescheit, klug, schlau
  2. (obsolete) shy, timid

Declension

Descendants

  • Romanian: bleot

Further reading

  • blöd” in Duden online
  • blöd” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Swedish

Verb

blöd

  1. imperative of blöda