Blut

See also: blut

German

Alternative forms

• Blůt, blůt (Early New High German)

Etymology

From Middle High German bluot, from Old High German bluot, from Proto-West Germanic *blōd, from Proto-Germanic *blōþą, of uncertain origin.

Cognates include Low German Bloot, Dutch bloed, English blood, Danish and Swedish blod and Gothic 𐌱𐌻𐍉𐌸 (blōþ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bluːt/

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• Rhymes: -uːt

Noun

Blut n (strong, genitive Blutes or Bluts, plural Blute)

1. blood

Usage notes

The plural forms of Blut are almost never used and rather uncommon in the everyday language.

Declension

Declension of Blut [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Blut	die	Blute
genitive	eines	des	Blutes, Bluts	der	Blute
dative	einem	dem	Blut, Blute1	den	Bluten
accusative	ein	das	Blut	die	Blute

¹Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

• Blutader
• blutähnlich
• Blutbad
• Blutbahn
• Blutbank
• Blutegel
• Blutfehde
• blutgebunden
• Blutgefäß
• Blutgier
• Blutprobe
• blutrot
• Blutrot
• blutrünstig
• Blutschande
• Blutspende
• Bluttransfusion
• Blutübertragung
• Blutvergießen
• Blutwurst
• Blutzoll

 

Related terms

• bluten
• Bluter
• blutig
• Blutung

 

Descendants

• → Tok Pisin: blut

Further reading

• “Blut” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Blut” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “Blut” in Duden online
• Blut on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de
• “Blut” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.

Pennsylvania German

Etymology

Compare German Blut, Dutch bloed, English blood.

Noun

Blut n

1. blood