blettur

Faroese

Etymology

From an assumed Old Norse *blettr, see Icelandic blettur for more.

Noun

blettur m (genitive singular blets, plural blettir)

1. stain, blot, patch
2. point, spot, place

Declension

m16	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	blettur	bletturin	blettir	blettirnir
Accusative	blett	blettin	blettir	blettirnar
Dative	bletti	blettinum	blettum	blettunum
Genitive	blets	bletsins	bletta	blettanna

Synonyms

• depil

Derived terms

• brotssparksblettur

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Icelandic

Etymology

Given the Faroese and possibly Middle English cognates (see blot), assumed to be from Old Norse *blettr, although this word is only attested in copies of Norse texts from after the transition from Norse to Icelandic (where older, Norse-era copies have words like flekkr).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈplɛhtʏr/

  Rhymes: -ɛhtʏr

Noun

blettur m (genitive singular bletts, nominative plural blettir)

1. stain, blot, patch
2. a plot of land

Derived terms

• sósublettur
• grasblettur