blað

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See also: blad, bláth, blàth, blæd, blaþ, and błąd

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse blað, from Proto-Germanic *bladą, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰlh̥₃oto, from *bʰleh₃-.

Pronunciation

Noun

blað n (genitive singular blaðs, plural bløð)

  1. leaf
  2. sheet, page
  3. newspaper
  4. deck of cards; playing card
  5. (knife) blade
  6. (ship's propeller) blade
  7. (oar) blade

Declension

Declension of blað
n6 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative blað blaðið bløð bløðini
accusative blað blaðið bløð bløðini
dative blað, blaði blaðnum, blaðinum bløðum bløðunum
genitive blaðs blaðsins blaða blaðanna

Synonyms

2. ark
3. dagblað, tíðindablað, avís
4. kortablað; spælikort
6. skrúvublað

Derived terms

Related terms

References

  1. ^ Árnason, Kristján (2011) The Phonology of Icelandic and Faroese (The Phonology of the World's Languages), Oxford: Oxford University Press, page 85
  • í Skála, Anfinnur, Mikkelsen, Jonhard (2007) “blað”, in Føroysk-ensk orðabók. Faroese-English Dictionary, Vestmanna: Sprotin


Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse blað, from Proto-Germanic *bladą, maybe from Proto-Indo-European *bʰlh̥₃oto, from *bʰleh₃-.

Pronunciation

Noun

blað n (genitive singular blaðs, nominative plural blöð)

  1. a sheet of paperTemplate:jump
  2. a newspaper or magazineTemplate:jump
  3. leafTemplate:jump
  4. (of grass) blade
  5. (of a knife, sword) bladeTemplate:jump
  6. (music) reed (thin piece in a woodwind instrument that vibrates to produce sound)

Declension

declension of blað
n-s singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative blað blaðið blöð blöðin
accusative blað blaðið blöð blöðin
dative blaði blaðinu blöðum blöðunum
genitive blaðs blaðsins blaða blaðanna

Synonyms

Derived terms

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *bladą, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰlh̥₃oto, from *bʰleh₃-. Compare Old English blæd (English blade), Old Frisian bled (West Frisian bled), Old Saxon blad, Old High German blat (German Blatt).

Noun

blað n

  1. a leaf of a plant
  2. herb

Synonyms

  • (leaf): lauf n (especially of trees)

Descendants

  • Icelandic: blað
  • Faroese: blað
  • Norwegian: blad
  • Old Swedish: blaþ, ᛒᛚᛆᚦ
  • Danish: blad
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