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blad

See also: błąd, Błąd, blað, and blæd

English edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

Apparently from a dialectal variant of blade. Compare Danish blad (“leaf”), Swedish blad (“leaf”).

Pronunciation edit

  • Audio (AU)(file)

Noun edit

blad (plural blads)

  1. (Scotland) A portfolio; a blotting-book or blotting-pad.
  2. (Scotland) A fragment or lump.
  3. (Australia, wholesale, food trade) A single sheet for use in a display book, illustrating a particular product available from a wholesaler.

Usage notes edit

  • In Australia, this term is normally only used in the confectionery and soft drink markets.

Anagrams edit

Afrikaans edit

Etymology edit

From Dutch blad. Doublet of blaar.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

blad (plural blaaie, diminutive blaadjie)

  1. page
  2. sheet of paper
  3. (informal) newspaper, pamphlet
  4. shoulder blade

Bavarian edit

Alternative forms edit

  • blaad (alternative spelling)

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

blad

  1. perfect participle of blehn

Adjective edit

blad

  1. (Austria, Vienna, derogatory) fat, corpulent
    Synonyms: ausgfressn, gfüd, stoak

Danish edit

Etymology 1 edit

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

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

blad n (singular definite bladet, plural indefinite blade)

  1. leaf
  2. petal
  3. blade
  4. sheet
  5. newspaper, paper
  6. periodical
  7. magazine
Inflection edit
Declension of blad
neuter
gender 		Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative blad bladet blade bladene
genitive blads bladets blades bladenes
Derived terms edit

See also edit

Etymology 2 edit

See blade (“to turn over pages”).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /blaːd/, [b̥laːˀð], [b̥laðˀ]

Verb edit

blad

  1. imperative of blade

Dutch edit

 
Dutch Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia nl

Pronunciation edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Middle Dutch blat, from Old Dutch *blat, from Proto-West Germanic *blad, from Proto-Germanic *bladą, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰlh̥₃oto, from *bʰleh₃-. Compare German Blatt, English blade.

Noun edit

blad n (plural bladeren or (rare) bladen or (dialectal, archaic, poetic) blaren, diminutive blaadje n)

  1. A leaf (of a plant)
    Synonym: loof
    De bladeren begonnen al te verkleuren en enkele zijn reeds gevallen.
    The leaves began to change colour already and some have already fallen off.
    Die olifant lust wel een groen blaadje.
    That elephant would like to eat a green leaf.

Noun edit

blad n (plural bladen, diminutive blaadje n)

  1. A sheet of paper, leaf (in a book)
    Synonym: vel
    Steek je hand op als je een nieuw blad nodig hebt.
    Raise your hand if you need a new sheet of paper.
  2. A page
    Synonyms: bladzijde, pagina
  3. A magazine or other periodical publication.
    Heb je dat nieuwe blad over lokale podiumkunst al gelezen? ― Have you already read that new magazine about local performing arts?
  4. The flat section on the upper side of a table or desk
    Synonyms: bureaublad, tafelblad
    Omdat mijn lamp erop viel zit er een diepe deuk in het blad. ― There is a deep dent in the tabletop, because my lamp fell on it.
  5. The broad, flat blade of a weapon or tool; a blade
    Synonyms: lemmet, mes
    Het blad van het zwaard was zeer roestig. ― The blade of the sword was very rusty.
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
Descendants edit
  • Afrikaans: blad
  • Afrikaans: blaar (back-formed from the plural)
  • Berbice Creole Dutch: blaru (from the plural)
  • Jersey Dutch: blât
  • Negerhollands: blaaer, blaër (from the plural)
  • → Caribbean Javanese: blatye (from the diminutive)
  • → Indonesian: belat
  • → Papiamentu: blachi (from the diminutive), blaadsji, blaadji, blat
  • → Sranan Tongo: blat

Etymology 2 edit

From Middle Dutch blat, from Old Dutch blāt. Possibly related to French blé (“wheat”), itself of Frankish/Germanic origin.

Noun edit

blad n (plural bladen)

  1. (obsolete) A usufruct (right to make use or derive profit from somebody else's property)
Alternative forms edit

German edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Bavarian blad (literally “blown up”); see blühen (“to bloom, blow up”).

Pronunciation edit

(Austria) IPA(key): /b̥laːd̥/

Adjective edit

blad (strong nominative masculine singular blader, comparative blader, superlative am bladesten)

  1. (Austria, colloquial, derogatory) fat

Declension edit

Positive forms of blad
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
predicative er ist blad sie ist blad es ist blad sie sind blad
strong declension
(without article) 		nominative blader blade blades blade
genitive bladen blader bladen blader
dative bladem blader bladem bladen
accusative bladen blade blades blade
weak declension
(with definite article) 		nominative der blade die blade das blade die bladen
genitive des bladen der bladen des bladen der bladen
dative dem bladen der bladen dem bladen den bladen
accusative den bladen die blade das blade die bladen
mixed declension
(with indefinite article) 		nominative ein blader eine blade ein blades (keine) bladen
genitive eines bladen einer bladen eines bladen (keiner) bladen
dative einem bladen einer bladen einem bladen (keinen) bladen
accusative einen bladen eine blade ein blades (keine) bladen
Comparative forms of blad
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
predicative er ist blader sie ist blader es ist blader sie sind blader
strong declension
(without article) 		nominative bladerer bladere bladeres bladere
genitive bladeren bladerer bladeren bladerer
dative bladerem bladerer bladerem bladeren
accusative bladeren bladere bladeres bladere
weak declension
(with definite article) 		nominative der bladere die bladere das bladere die bladeren
genitive des bladeren der bladeren des bladeren der bladeren
dative dem bladeren der bladeren dem bladeren den bladeren
accusative den bladeren die bladere das bladere die bladeren
mixed declension
(with indefinite article) 		nominative ein bladerer eine bladere ein bladeres (keine) bladeren
genitive eines bladeren einer bladeren eines bladeren (keiner) bladeren
dative einem bladeren einer bladeren einem bladeren (keinen) bladeren
accusative einen bladeren eine bladere ein bladeres (keine) bladeren
Superlative forms of blad
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
predicative er ist am bladesten sie ist am bladesten es ist am bladesten sie sind am bladesten
strong declension
(without article) 		nominative bladester bladeste bladestes bladeste
genitive bladesten bladester bladesten bladester
dative bladestem bladester bladestem bladesten
accusative bladesten bladeste bladestes bladeste
weak declension
(with definite article) 		nominative der bladeste die bladeste das bladeste die bladesten
genitive des bladesten der bladesten des bladesten der bladesten
dative dem bladesten der bladesten dem bladesten den bladesten
accusative den bladesten die bladeste das bladeste die bladesten
mixed declension
(with indefinite article) 		nominative ein bladester eine bladeste ein bladestes (keine) bladesten
genitive eines bladesten einer bladesten eines bladesten (keiner) bladesten
dative einem bladesten einer bladesten einem bladesten (keinen) bladesten
accusative einen bladesten eine bladeste ein bladestes (keine) bladesten

Further reading edit

  • “blad” in Duden online
  • “blad” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Middle English edit

Noun edit

blad

  1. Alternative form of blade

Norwegian Bokmål edit

 
Norwegian Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia no
 Blad (andre betydninger) on Norwegian Wikipedia

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

blad n (definite singular bladet, indefinite plural blad or blader, definite plural blada or bladene)

  1. a blade (sharp-edged or pointed working end of a tool or utensil)
  2. a leaf
  3. a newspaper, magazine or periodical

Derived terms edit

References edit

Norwegian Nynorsk edit

 
Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia nn

Etymology edit

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

Noun edit

blad n (definite singular bladet, indefinite plural blad, definite plural blada)

  1. a blade (as above)
  2. a leaf
  3. a newspaper, magazine or periodical

Derived terms edit

References edit

Old Saxon edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-West Germanic *blad, from Proto-Germanic *bladą, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰlh̥₃oto, from *bʰleh₃-.

Compare Old English blæd, Old Frisian bled, Old High German blat, Old Norse blað.

Noun edit

blad n

  1. leaf

Declension edit

Declension of blad (neuter a-stem)
singular plural
nominative blad bladu
accusative blad bladu
genitive blades bladō
dative blade bladum
instrumental — —


Descendants edit

Swedish edit

 
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olika typer av blad (different types of leaves)

Etymology edit

From Old Swedish blaþ, from Old Norse blað, from Proto-Germanic *bladą, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰlh̥₃otom, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₃-. Cognate with English blade.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

blad n

  1. (botany) a leaf (including in the broad sense that includes needles and the like (to botanists and often not to other people, in both Swedish and English – not a technical word in itself))
    Synonyms: (on a tree or bush, not a needle) löv, barr (“needle”)
  2. a petal or sepal (on a flower)
    Synonyms: blomblad (“petal or sepal”), kronblad (“petal”), foderblad (“sepal”)
  3. a sheet (of paper)
    Synonym: papper (larger, for writing on, printing, or the like)
    Synonyms: ark, pappersark (larger, for writing on)
    1. a page
      Synonym: (the more commonly idiomatic word, including when giving a page number) sida
      vända blad
      turn the page (also used figuratively)
  4. (colloquial) a paper ((copy of a) newspaper)
    läsa något i morgonbladet
    read something in the morning paper
    Aftonbladet
    The Evening Paper (large daily tabloid newspaper)
    • 1968, Cornelis Vreeswijk (lyrics and music), “Personliga Person [Personal Person]”, in Tio vackra visor och Personliga Person [Ten beautiful songs and Personal Person]:
      ["Person" is pronounced like the last name "Persson" in this song] Personliga Person satt en morgon vid frukostbordet och läste i morgonbladet att det senaste lustmordet bjöd på en mängd pikanta detaljer. Mördaren hade använt vissa attiraljer. Dessa nämndes i bladet, och det var ju bra det.
      Personal Person sat one morning at the breakfast table and read in the morning paper that the latest lust murder offered a range of piquant details. The killer had used certain paraphernalia. These were mentioned in the paper, and that's good [literally, "and that was good," or – see ju – "and yeah, that was good," "and that was good, of course," or the like].
  5. a blade (on a tool, device, weapon, or the like)
    Synonym: (on a larger tool or weapon, like a sword) klinga
    knivens blad
    the blade of the knife
    propellerblad
    propeller blades
  6. leaf (thin sheet of material)
    bladguld
    gold leaf

Usage notes edit

  • Leaves from trees on the ground that are raked are idiomatically always löv rather than blad.
  • A blade of grass is a grässtrå.

Declension edit

Declension of blad 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative blad bladet blad bladen
Genitive blads bladets blads bladens

Derived terms edit

References edit

Torres Strait Creole edit

Etymology edit

From English blood.

Noun edit

blad

  1. blood
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