See also: blad, błąd, Błąd, and blæd

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)

  1. leaf
  2. sheet, page
  3. newspaper
  4. deck of cards; playing card
  5. (knife) blade
  6. (ship's propeller) blade
  7. (oar) blade

Declension edit

Declension of blað
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

  1. ^ 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

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)

  1. a sheet of paper
  2. a newspaper or magazine
  3. leaf
  4. (of grass) blade
  5. (of a knife, sword) blade
  6. (music) reed (thin piece in a woodwind instrument that vibrates to produce sound)

Declension edit

Synonyms edit

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

  1. a leaf of a plant
  2. herb

Declension edit

Synonyms edit

  • (leaf): lauf n (especially of trees)
  • (herb): urt ?

Descendants edit

  • Icelandic: blað
  • Faroese: blað
  • Norwegian: blad
  • Old Swedish: blaþ, ᛒᛚᛆᚦ
  • Danish: blad