blað
Faroese edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse blað, from Proto-Germanic *bladą, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰlh̥₃otom, from *bʰleh₃-.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
blað n (genitive singular blaðs, plural bløð)
- leaf
- sheet, page
- newspaper
- deck of cards; playing card
- (knife) blade
- (ship's propeller) blade
- (oar) blade
Declension edit
Declension of blað | ||||
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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 edit
- 2. ark
- 3. dagblað, tíðindablað, avís
- 4. kortablað; spælikort
- 6. skrúvublað
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
References edit
- ^ Árnason, Kristján (2011) The Phonology of Icelandic and Faroese (The Phonology of the World's Languages) (in English), Oxford: Oxford University Press, page 85
Further reading edit
- "blað" at Sprotin.fo
Icelandic edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse blað, from Proto-Germanic *bladą, maybe from Proto-Indo-European *bʰlh̥₃oto, from *bʰleh₃-.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
blað n (genitive singular blaðs, nominative plural blöð)
- a sheet of paper
- a newspaper or magazine
- leaf
- (of grass) blade
- (of a knife, sword) blade
- (music) reed (thin piece in a woodwind instrument that vibrates to produce sound)
Declension edit
declension of blað
Synonyms edit
- (sheet of paper): pappírsstykki
- (newspaper or magazine): dagblað, tímarit
- (leaf): lauf, laufblað
- (blade of a sword): egg
Derived terms edit
Old Norse edit
Etymology edit
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 edit
blað n
Declension edit
Declension of blað (strong a-stem)