blaten

Dutch

Alternative forms

• bleten (dialectal)

Etymology

From Middle Dutch blaten, bleten, from Old Dutch *blāten, *blēten, from Old Frankish *blātjan (“to bleat”), from Proto-Germanic *blētijaną (“to bleat”). Cognate with Old High German blāzen (“to bleat”), Old English blǣtan (“to bleat”). More at bleat.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -aːtən
• IPA: /ˈblatə(n)/

Verb

blaten

(intransitive)

1. To bleat, produce the typical baa sound of sheep
2. (figuratively) To speak as pointlessly as if it were gibberish

   Je kan blaten wat je wil, jongentje, met zo'n slechte punten ga je over mijn knie!

   You may talk all you want, boy, such bad grades land you over my knee!

Synonyms

• blaren, blèren (wider)
• mekkeren

Derived terms

• geblaat n

Conjugation

Conjugation of blaten (weak)

infinitive	blaten
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	blaat	blaatte
2nd person singular	blaat	blaatte
3rd person singular	blaat	blaatte
plural	blaten	blaatten
subjunctive sing.1	blate	blaatte
subjunctive plur.1	blaten	blaatten
imperative sing.	blaat
imperative plur.1	blaat
participles	blatend	(hebben) geblaat
1)Archaic.