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blika

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Icelandic

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Old Norse blíkja, from Proto-Germanic *blīkaną (to shine, gleam).

Noun

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blika f (genitive singular bliku, nominative plural blikur)

  1. cirrostratus, rain cloud
    Synonym: skýjablika
  2. a veil of clouds (as can cover the sun)
Declension
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Declension of blika (feminine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative blika blikan blikur blikurnar
accusative bliku blikuna blikur blikurnar
dative bliku blikunni blikum blikunum
genitive bliku blikunnar blikna bliknanna
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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Verb

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blika (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative blikaði, supine blikað)

  1. to gleam, twinkle
  2. (of the air or sky or impersonal) to look as if heavy weather is coming
Conjugation
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blika – active voice (germynd)
infinitive nafnháttur blika
supine sagnbót blikað
present participle
blikandi
indicative
subjunctive
present
past
present
past
singular ég blika blikaði bliki blikaði
þú blikar blikaðir blikir blikaðir
hann, hún, það blikar blikaði bliki blikaði
plural við blikum blikuðum blikum blikuðum
þið blikið blikuðuð blikið blikuðuð
þeir, þær, þau blika blikuðu bliki blikuðu
imperative boðháttur
singular þú blika (þú), blikaðu
plural þið blikið (þið), blikiði1
1 Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.

Etymology 3

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Noun

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blika n

  1. indefinite genitive plural of blik

Etymology 4

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Noun

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blika m

  1. indefinite accusative singular of bliki
  2. indefinite dative singular of bliki
  3. indefinite genitive singular of bliki
  4. indefinite accusative plural of bliki
  5. indefinite genitive plural of bliki

Old Frisian

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Etymology

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From Proto-West Germanic *blīkan, from Proto-Germanic *blīkaną (to gleam, shine).

Verb

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*blīka

  1. to appear

Conjugation

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Conjugation of blīka (strong class 1)
infinitive blīka
indicative present past
1st person singular blīke blēk
2nd person singular blīkest, blīkst blēkest, blēkst
3rd person singular blīketh, blīkth blēk
plural blīkath bliken
subjunctive present past
singular blīke blike
plural blīke, blīken blike, bliken
imperative present
singular blīk
plural blīketh
participle present past
blīkande ebliken, bliken

Descendants

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  • West Frisian: blyckjen, blike