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blað

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See also: blad, błąd, Błąd, and blæd

Faroese

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Etymology

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From Old Norse blað, from Proto-Germanic *bladą, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰlh̥₃otom, from *bʰleh₃-.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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blað n (genitive singular blaðs, plural bløð)

  1. leaf
  2. sheet, page
  3. newspaper
  4. deck of cards; playing card
  5. (knife) blade
  6. (ship's propeller) blade
  7. (oar) blade

Declension

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n6 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative blað blaðið bløð bløðini
accusative blað blaðið bløð bløðini
dative blað, blaði blaðnum, blaðinum bløðum bløðunum
genitive blaðs blaðsins blaða blaðanna

Synonyms

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2. ark
3. dagblað, tíðindablað, avís
4. kortablað; spælikort
6. skrúvublað

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Árnason, Kristján (2011) The Phonology of Icelandic and Faroese (The Phonology of the World's Languages), Oxford: Oxford University Press, page 85

Further reading

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Icelandic

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Etymology

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From Old Norse blað, from Proto-Germanic *bladą, maybe from Proto-Indo-European *bʰlh̥₃oto, from *bʰleh₃-.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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blað n (genitive singular blaðs, nominative plural blöð)

  1. sheet of paper
    Synonym: pappírsstykki
  2. newspaper or magazine
    Synonyms: dagblað, tímarit
  3. leaf
    Synonyms: lauf, laufblað
  4. (of grass) blade
  5. (of a knife, sword) blade
    Synonym: egg
  6. (music) reed (thin piece in a woodwind instrument that vibrates to produce sound)

Declension

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Old Norse

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *bladą, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰlh̥₃oto, from *bʰleh₃-. Compare Old English blæd (English blade), Old Frisian bled (West Frisian bled), Old Saxon blad, Old High German blat (German Blatt).

Noun

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blað n

  1. a leaf of a plant
    Synonym: (especially of trees) lauf n
  2. herb
    Synonym: urt ?

Declension

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Declension of blað (strong a-stem)
neuter singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative blað blaðit blǫð blǫðin
accusative blað blaðit blǫð blǫðin
dative blaði blaðinu blǫðum blǫðunum
genitive blaðs blaðsins blaða blaðanna

Descendants

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  • Icelandic: blað
  • Faroese: blað
  • Norwegian: blad
  • Old Swedish: blaþ, ᛒᛚᛆᚦ (Runic)
  • Danish: blad