blasen
See also: Blasen
German
editAlternative forms
edit- bl*sen (censored)
Etymology
editFrom Middle High German blāsen, Old High German blāsan, from Proto-West Germanic *blāsan.
Pronunciation
editVerb
editblasen (class 7 strong, third-person singular present bläst, past tense blies, past participle geblasen, auxiliary haben)
- (transitive or intransitive) to blow
- (transitive, music) to play (a wind instrument)
- (vulgar) to fellate, to perform oral sex
Conjugation
editinfinitive | blasen | ||||
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present participle | blasend | ||||
past participle | geblasen | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich blase | wir blasen | i | ich blase | wir blasen |
du bläst | ihr blast | du blasest | ihr blaset | ||
er bläst | sie blasen | er blase | sie blasen | ||
preterite | ich blies | wir bliesen | ii | ich bliese1 | wir bliesen1 |
du bliesest du bliest |
ihr bliest | du bliesest1 du bliest1 |
ihr blieset1 ihr bliest1 | ||
er blies | sie bliesen | er bliese1 | sie bliesen1 | ||
imperative | blas (du) blase (du) |
blast (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Derived terms
editDerived terms
- Glasblasen
- abblasen
- anblasen (“to blow, to blow at or on”)
- aufblasen
- ausblasen (“to blow out [e.g. a candle]; to blow off [e.g. steam]”)
- durchblasen (“to blow through”)
- einblasen
- fortblasen (“to remove by blowing; to blow away”)
- hinausblasen (“to remove something by blowing it out”)
- hineinblasen (“to blow into, to blow inside [e.g. wind instrument]”)
- mundgeblasen (“mouth-blown”)
- überblasen (“overblow [music]”)
- umblasen
- verblasen
- vorblasen
- wegblasen
Further reading
edit- “blasen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “blasen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “blasen” in Duden online
- “blasen” in OpenThesaurus.de
- Friedrich Kluge (1883) “blasen”, in John Francis Davis, transl., Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, published 1891
Middle Dutch
editEtymology
editFrom Old Dutch *blāsan, from Proto-West Germanic *blāsan.
Verb
editblâsen
- to blow
- to blow on a wind instrument, to toot
- to sound (of a wind instrument)
- to brag
Inflection
editStrong class 7 | ||
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Infinitive | blâsen | |
3rd sg. past | blies | |
3rd pl. past | bliesen | |
Past participle | geblâsen | |
Infinitive | blâsen | |
In genitive | blâsens | |
In dative | blâsene | |
Indicative | Present | Past |
1st singular | blâse | blies |
2nd singular | blâes, blâses | blies, blieses |
3rd singular | blâest, blâset | blies |
1st plural | blâsen | bliesen |
2nd plural | blâest, blâset | bliest, blieset |
3rd plural | blâsen | bliesen |
Subjunctive | Present | Past |
1st singular | blâse | bliese |
2nd singular | blâes, blâses | blieses |
3rd singular | blâse | bliese |
1st plural | blâsen | bliesen |
2nd plural | blâest, blâset | blieset |
3rd plural | blâsen | bliesen |
Imperative | Present | |
Singular | blâes, blâse | |
Plural | blâest, blâset | |
Present | Past | |
Participle | blâsende | geblâsen |
Derived terms
editDescendants
editFurther reading
edit- “blasen”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “blasen”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN
Middle English
editEtymology 1
editFrom blase + -en (infinitival suffix).
Alternative forms
editPronunciation
editVerb
editblasen
- To blaze; to be alight or flaming with intensity.
- To shine, shimmer or give off light; to be very bright.
- (rare) To be intense; to affect emotionally to a great degree.
- (rare) To be exceptional or without peer.
- (rare) To be nice or respectful.
Conjugation
editConjugation of blasen (weak in -ed)
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Descendants
editReferences
edit- “blāsen, v.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-08-04.
Etymology 2
editFrom Old English *blǣsan, from Proto-West Germanic *blāsan.
Pronunciation
editVerb
editblasen (rare)
- To breathe or blow out.
- To emblazon; to depict heraldically.
Conjugation
editConjugation of blasen (weak in -ed)
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Descendants
edit- English: blaze
References
edit- “blāsen, v.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-08-04.
- “blāsen, v.(3).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-08-04.
Etymology 3
editNoun
editblasen
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