Icelandic

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Etymology

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From Old Norse blíkja, from Proto-Germanic *blīkaną (to shine, gleam).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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blika f (genitive singular bliku, nominative plural blikur)

  1. a cirrostratus, a rain cloud
  2. a veil of clouds (as can cover the sun)

Declension

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    Declension of blika
f-w1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative blika blikan blikur blikurnar
accusative bliku blikuna blikur blikurnar
dative bliku blikunni blikum blikunum
genitive bliku blikunnar blika blikanna

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Verb

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blika (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative blikaði, supine blikað)

  1. to gleam, twinkle
  2. (of the air or sky or impersonal) to look as if heavy weather is coming

Conjugation

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Noun

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blika n

  1. indefinite genitive plural of blik

Noun

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blika m

  1. indefinite accusative singular of bliki
  2. indefinite dative singular of bliki
  3. indefinite genitive singular of bliki
  4. indefinite accusative plural of bliki
  5. indefinite genitive plural of bliki