Blatt
Alemannic German
Etymology
From Old High German blat, from Proto-Germanic *bladą. Cognate with German Blatt, Dutch blad, English blade, Icelandic blað, Swedish blad.
Noun
Blatt n (plural Bletter, diminutive Blettli)
- (botany) leaf
- 1902, Robert Walser, Der Teich:
- Ufem Wasser schwümme d’Bletter wie chlini Schiffli.
- The leaves swim upon the water like little ships.
- Ufem Wasser schwümme d’Bletter wie chlini Schiffli.
- 1902, Robert Walser, Der Teich:
- (card games) card
Central Franconian
Alternative forms
- Blat (Moselle Franconian)
Etymology
From Old High German *blad, northern variant of blat.
Pronunciation
Noun
Blatt n (plural Bläder or Blader, diminutive Blättche)
German
Etymology
From Old High German blat, from Proto-Germanic *bladą (“leaf”); akin to Low German Blatt, Dutch blad, English blade, Danish and Swedish blad. Indo-European cognates include Ancient Greek φύλλον (phúllon), Latin folium.
Pronunciation
Noun
Blatt n (genitive Blatts or Blattes, plural Blätter, diminutive Blättchen n or Blättlein n)
- (botany) leaf (green and flat organ of a plant)
- (botany) petal (one of the parts of the whorl of a flower)
- sheet, piece of paper (piece of paper (usually rectangular) that has not been cut, torn, or folded out of shape)
- Auf dem Blatt steht nichts drauf.
- There is nothing written on this sheet of paper.
- sheet (full sheet of paper in a newspaper or similar periodical, representing four pages)
- ein Blatt ist zwei oder vier Seiten
- one sheet is two to four pages
- hand, cards (set of cards held by a player)
- Zeig mir dein Blatt.
- Show me your cards.
- (colloquial) paper, newspaper (publication containing news and other articles)
- Was ist das denn für ein Käseblatt?!
- What kind of newspaper is this?!
- (colloquial, sometimes derogatory) magazine (a printed and published informative periodical)
- blade (flat functional end of an oar, rudder, propeller, etc.)
- blade (sharp cutting edge of a saw or other tool)
- Sägeblatt ― saw blade
- thin plate; foil (very thin sheet of metal)
- Blattgold ― gold foil
Declension
Synonyms
- (petal): Blütenblatt n, Blumenblatt n
- (page): Seite f
- (sheet of paper): Bogen m, Papier n
- (newspaper): Zeitung f
- (periodical, magazine): Magazin n, Zeitschrift f
- (the blade of an oar): Ruderblatt n
- (the sharp end of a tool): Klinge f
- (foil, plate): Folie f
Derived terms
- abblättern
- Abendblatt
- Blättchen
- blatten
- Blättermagen
- blättern
- Blätterteig
- Blätterwald
- Blattfläche
- Blattfloh
- Blattgold
- Blattlaus
- Blattoberseite
- Blattscheide
- Blattunterseite
- das Blatt hat sich gewendet
- Deckblatt
- Feigenblatt
- Feuchtblatt
- Käseblatt
- kein Blatt vor den Mund nehmen
- Kleeblatt
- Laubblatt
- Nadelblatt
- Notenblatt
- Papierblatt
- Rückblatt
- Schmierblatt
- Schulterblatt
- Stimmblatt
- Teeblatt
- Titelblatt
- Türblatt
- Vorderblatt
- Vorsatzblatt
- zerblättern
See also
Further reading
- “Blatt” in Duden online
German Low German
Etymology
From Middle Low German blat, from Old Saxon blad, from Proto-Germanic *bladą. Akin to German Blatt, Dutch blad, Dutch Low Saxon blad, English blade.
Pronunciation
Noun
Blatt f (plural Blööd or Blääd or Bläder)
- (botany) a leaf; the organ of a plant or tree
- (botany) the petal of a flower or blossom
- a page in a book or magazine
- a sheet of paper
- Op dat Blatt steiht nix (dorop).
- There is nothing written on this sheet of paper.
- the cards of a card game
- Laat mi dien Blööd sehn.
- Show me your cards.
- (colloquial) the newspapers
- the blade of an oar
- the functioning part of a saw and other tool
- Saagblatt ― saw blade
- a thin plate or foil; not necessarily paper; can also be made out of aluminium, copper or other metal
- Blattgold ― gold foil
Derived terms
Related terms
Pennsylvania German
Etymology
Compare German Blatt, Dutch blad, English blade.
Noun
Blatt n (plural Bledder)
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