blott
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Low German blot.
Adjective edit
blott (neuter singular blott, definite singular and plural blotte)
References edit
- “blott” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Low German blot.
Adjective edit
blott (neuter singular blott, definite singular and plural blotte)
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Low German blôt, from Old Saxon *blōt, from Proto-Germanic *blautaz. Doublet of blöt. Compare German bloß, Dutch bloot, Danish blot.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
blott (not comparable)
- mere
- komma undan med blotta förskräckelsen
- escape with mere surprise
- blotta ögat
- the naked eye
- (rare) exposed
Declension edit
Inflection of blott | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | blott | — | — |
Neuter singular | blott | — | — |
Plural | blotta | — | — |
Masculine plural3 | blotte | — | — |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | blotte | — | — |
All | blotta | — | — |
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic |
Derived terms edit
Adverb edit
blott (not comparable)
Conjunction edit
blott
- but, if only
- Blott du mig ger ett enda litet ord, är jag din.
- If only you give me one little word, I'll be yours. (song lyrics)
References edit
- blott in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- blott in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- blott in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- blott in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)