blat

English

Etymology 1

Imitative, first attested 1846

Verb

blat (third-person singular simple present blats, present participle blatting, simple past and past participle blatted)

1. To cry, as a calf or sheep; to bleat; to make a senseless noise; to talk inconsiderately.
2. To produce an overrich or overblown sound on a brass instrument such as a trumpet, trombone, or tuba.

Anagrams

• Balt

Etymology 2

Russian блат, from Polish blat (“cover, umbrella”) or Yiddish בלאַט (“leaf, list”)

Noun

blat

1. (In the context of Soviet or Russian society) Connections; relationships; one's social or business network.

   To open a new business in Russia you need blat.

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Catalan

Etymology

From Medieval Latin blādum, from Frankish *blād (“field produce”), from Proto-Germanic *blēdaz, *blēdō (“flower, leaf”), from Proto-Indo-European *bhlēdh-, *bhlōw-, *bhol- (“to flower; leaf”). Compare French blé.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -at

Noun

blat m (uncountable)

1. wheat

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Old High German

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *bladą, whence also Old Saxon blad, Old English blæd, Old Norse blað. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰlh̥₃oto < *bʰleh₃-.

Noun

blat n (plural bletir)

1. leaf

Descendants

• German: Blatt
• Yiddish: בלאַט (blat)