blēd̦

See also: bled and Bled

Livonian

Etymology

Apparently a borrowing from Latvian blēdis. Karulis lists blēdis as an inherited word cognate with Lithuanian blėdis (“loss, misfortune”), Russian блядь (bljadʹ, “prostitute, wretch”) (Old Church Slavonic блѧдь (blędĭ, “deceit, liar, promiscuous woman”)). By a competing theory the word is a borrowing from Old East Slavic блядь (bljadĭ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bleːɟ/

Noun

blē'ḑ

1. a cheat, swindler, conman

Adjective

blē'ḑ

1. cunning, wily
   • Tiit-Rein Viitso, Valts Ernštreits (2012–2013), Līvõkīel-ēstikīel-lețkīel sõnārōntõz, Tartu, Rīga: TÜ, LVA

     blēḑ rištīng

     a cunning person

Declension

Declension of blēd̦ (134)

	singular (ikšlug)	plural (pǟgiņlug)
nominative (nominatīv)	blēḑ	blēḑõd
genitive (genitīv)	blēḑ	blēḑõd
partitive (partitīv)	blēḑõ	blēḑidi
dative (datīv)	blēḑõn	blēḑõdõn
instrumental (instrumentāl)	blēḑõks	blēḑõdõks
illative (illatīv)	blēḑõ	blēḑiž
inessive (inesīv)	blēḑšõ	blēḑis
elative (elatīv)	blēḑštõ	blēḑist