blek
Icelandic edit
Etymology edit
A borrowing from Old English blæc (“ink”). Compare Danish blæk (“ink”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
blek n (genitive singular bleks, no plural)
- ink
- (figuratively) strong coffee
Declension edit
declension of blek
Further reading edit
- “blek” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)
Indonesian edit
Etymology edit
From Javanese blek, from Dutch blik (“tin can”). Cognate to Japanese ブリキ (buriki, “tinplate”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
blek
Further reading edit
- “blek” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Etymology 1 edit
Alternative forms edit
Adjective edit
blek (neuter singular blekt, definite singular and plural bleke, comparative blekere, indefinite superlative blekest, definite superlative blekeste)
Derived terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
Verb edit
blek
- imperative of bleke
References edit
- “blek” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse bleikr, from Proto-Germanic *blaikaz.
Cognate with English bleak, Dutch bleek, Low German blek, German bleich, Danish bleg, Norwegian Bokmål bleik, blek, Norwegian Nynorsk bleik, Faroese bleikur, Icelandic bleikur.
Pronunciation edit
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Adjective edit
blek (comparative blekare, superlative blekast)
Declension edit
Inflection of blek | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | blek | blekare | blekast |
Neuter singular | blekt | blekare | blekast |
Plural | bleka | blekare | blekast |
Masculine plural3 | bleke | blekare | blekast |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | bleke | blekare | blekaste |
All | bleka | blekare | blekaste |
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 |
Related terms edit
Verb edit
blek
- imperative of bleka