בלוט

Hebrew

Root
ב־ל־ט (b-l-ṭ)

Etymology

Compare Arabic بَلُّوط (ballūṭ)

Pronunciation

• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /baˈlut/

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Noun

בַּלּוּט • (balút) m (plural indefinite בַּלּוּטִים, singular construct בַּלּוּט־, plural construct בַּלּוּטֵי־)

1. acorn

References

• “בלוט” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

Further reading

• בלוט on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^he

Yiddish

Etymology

From Middle High German bluot, from Old High German [Term?], from Proto-Germanic *blōþą, of uncertain origin. Compare German Blut. Cognates include English blood and Dutch bloed.

Pronunciation

• (YIVO, Litvish) IPA^(key): /bɫʊt/
• (Netherlandic) IPA^(key): /bɫuːt/
• (Poylish, Galitzish) IPA^(key): /bɫiːt/
• (Ukrainish) IPA^(key): /bɫɨt/

Noun

בלוט • (blut) n

1. blood
   • 1943, “Zog nit keyn mol”, Hirsh Glick (lyrics):

     דאָס ליד געשריבן איז מיט בלוט, און ניט מיט בלײַ

     dos lid geshribn iz mit blut, un nit mit blay

     This song is written with blood and not with lead

Synonyms

• דם (dam)

Derived terms

• בלוטבאָד (blutbod, “bloodbath”)
• בלוטיק (blutik, “bloody”)
• בלוטיקן (blutikn, “to bleed”)