blåsa

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See also: blasa, blása, blasé, and Blase

Elfdalian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Norse blása, from Proto-Germanic *blēsaną. Cognate with Swedish blåsa.

Verb[edit]

blåsa

  1. to blow

Inflection[edit]

Conjugation of blåsa — active
infinitive blåsa
present participle blåsend
supine bläseð
indicative present past
1st singular blås blis
2nd singular blås blis
3rd singular blås blis
1st plural blåsum blisum
2nd plural blåsið blisið
3rd plural blåsa blisu
imperative present
2nd singular blås
1st plural blåsum
2nd plural blåsið

Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]

Verb[edit]

blåsa (present tense blåser or blæs, past tense blåste or bles, supine blåst or blåse, past participle blåst or blåsen, present participle blåsande, imperative blås)

  1. Alternative form of blåse

Swedish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Norse blása (“to blow”), from Proto-Germanic *blēsaną. Cognate with Elfdalian blåsa.

Pronunciation[edit]

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Noun[edit]

blåsa c

  1. a bleb, a bubble
  2. (anatomy) a bladder, a vesica
  3. (medicine) a blister, a bulla
  4. (colloquial) a party dress

Declension[edit]

Declension of blåsa 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative blåsa blåsan blåsor blåsorna
Genitive blåsas blåsans blåsors blåsornas

Compounds[edit]

Verb[edit]

blåsa (present blåser, preterite blåste, supine blåst, imperative blås)

  1. to blow; to produce an air current
  2. to blow; to be propelled by, or to propel by, an air current
  3. to blow; to create or shape by blowing; as in blåsa bubblor (blow bubbles), blåsa glas (blow glass)
  4. (music) to play (a wind instrument)
  5. (colloquial) to fool, diddle, hoodwink

Conjugation[edit]

Conjugation of blåsa (weak)
Active Passive
Infinitive blåsa blåsas
Supine blåst blåsts
Imperative blås —
Present Past Present Past
Indicative blåser blåste blåses blåstes
Indicative plural1 blåsa blåste blåsas blåstes
Subjunctive2 blåse blåste blåses blåstes
Participles
Present participle blåsande
Past participle blåst
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Compounds[edit]

Derived terms[edit]

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