blad
English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- blaud (Scotland)
Etymology[edit]
Apparently from a dialectal variant of blade. Compare Danish blad (“leaf”), Swedish blad (“leaf”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Audio (AU) (file)
Noun[edit]
blad (plural blads)
- (Scotland) A portfolio; a blotting-book or blotting-pad.
- (Scotland) A fragment or lump.
- (Australia, wholesale, food trade) A single sheet for use in a display book, illustrating a particular product available from a wholesaler.
Usage notes[edit]
- In Australia, this term is normally only used in the confectionery and soft drink markets.
Anagrams[edit]
Afrikaans[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Dutch blad. Doublet of blaar.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
blad (plural blaaie, diminutive blaadjie)
Bavarian[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
blad
Adjective[edit]
blad
- (Austria, Vienna, derogatory) fat, corpulent
- Synonyms: ausgfressn, gfüd, stoak
Danish[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Old Norse blað, from Proto-Germanic *bladą, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰlh̥₃oto, from *bʰleh₃-.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
blad n (singular definite bladet, plural indefinite blade)
Inflection[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
See also[edit]
blad on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia da
Etymology 2[edit]
See blade (“to turn over pages”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
blad
- imperative of blade
Dutch[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Middle Dutch blat, from Old Dutch *blat, from Proto-West Germanic *blad, from Proto-Germanic *bladą, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰlh̥₃oto, from *bʰleh₃-. Compare German Blatt, English blade.
Noun[edit]
blad n (plural bladeren or (rare) bladen or (dialectal, archaic, poetic) blaren, diminutive blaadje n)
- A leaf (of a plant)
- De bladeren begonnen al te verkleuren en enkele zijn reeds gevallen.
- The leaves began to change colour already and some have already fallen off.
- Die olifant lust wel een groen blaadje.
- That elephant would like to eat a green leaf.
- Synonym: loof
Noun[edit]
blad n (plural bladen, diminutive blaadje n)
- A sheet of paper, leaf (in a book)
- Steek je hand op als je een nieuw blad nodig hebt.
- Raise your hand if you need a new sheet of paper.
- Synonym: vel
- A page
- A magazine or other periodical publication.
- Heb je dat nieuwe blad over lokale podiumkunst al gelezen? ― Have you already read that new magazine about local performing arts?
- The flat section on the upper side of a table or desk
- Synonyms: bureaublad, tafelblad
- Omdat mijn lamp erop viel zit er een diepe deuk in het blad. ― There is a deep dent in the tabletop, because my lamp fell on it.
- The broad, flat blade of a weapon or tool; a blade
Derived terms[edit]
- publication
Related terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- Afrikaans: blad
- Afrikaans: blaar (back-formed from the plural)
- Berbice Creole Dutch: blaru (from the plural)
- Jersey Dutch: blât
- Negerhollands: blaaer, blaër (from the plural)
- → Caribbean Javanese: blatye (from the diminutive)
- → Indonesian: belat
- → Papiamentu: blachi (from the diminutive), blaadsji, blaadji, blat
- → Sranan Tongo: blat
Etymology 2[edit]
From Middle Dutch blat, from Old Dutch blāt. Possibly related to French blé (“wheat”), itself of Frankish/Germanic origin.
Noun[edit]
blad n (plural bladen)
Alternative forms[edit]
- blaad (obsolete)
German[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Bavarian blad (literally “blown up”); see blühen (“to bloom, blow up”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
blad (strong nominative masculine singular blader, comparative blader, superlative am bladesten)
Declension[edit]
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
predicative | er ist blad | sie ist blad | es ist blad | sie sind blad | |
strong declension (without article) |
nominative | blader | blade | blades | blade |
genitive | bladen | blader | bladen | blader | |
dative | bladem | blader | bladem | bladen | |
accusative | bladen | blade | blades | blade | |
weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der blade | die blade | das blade | die bladen |
genitive | des bladen | der bladen | des bladen | der bladen | |
dative | dem bladen | der bladen | dem bladen | den bladen | |
accusative | den bladen | die blade | das blade | die bladen | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein blader | eine blade | ein blades | (keine) bladen |
genitive | eines bladen | einer bladen | eines bladen | (keiner) bladen | |
dative | einem bladen | einer bladen | einem bladen | (keinen) bladen | |
accusative | einen bladen | eine blade | ein blades | (keine) bladen |
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
predicative | er ist blader | sie ist blader | es ist blader | sie sind blader | |
strong declension (without article) |
nominative | bladerer | bladere | bladeres | bladere |
genitive | bladeren | bladerer | bladeren | bladerer | |
dative | bladerem | bladerer | bladerem | bladeren | |
accusative | bladeren | bladere | bladeres | bladere | |
weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der bladere | die bladere | das bladere | die bladeren |
genitive | des bladeren | der bladeren | des bladeren | der bladeren | |
dative | dem bladeren | der bladeren | dem bladeren | den bladeren | |
accusative | den bladeren | die bladere | das bladere | die bladeren | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein bladerer | eine bladere | ein bladeres | (keine) bladeren |
genitive | eines bladeren | einer bladeren | eines bladeren | (keiner) bladeren | |
dative | einem bladeren | einer bladeren | einem bladeren | (keinen) bladeren | |
accusative | einen bladeren | eine bladere | ein bladeres | (keine) bladeren |
Further reading[edit]
Middle English[edit]
Noun[edit]
blad
- Alternative form of blade
Norwegian Bokmål[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Norse blað, from Proto-Germanic *bladą, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰlh̥₃oto, from *bʰleh₃-.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
blad n (definite singular bladet, indefinite plural blad or blader, definite plural blada or bladene)
- a blade (sharp-edged or pointed working end of a tool or utensil)
- a leaf
- a newspaper, magazine or periodical
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
- “blad” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Norse blað, from Proto-Germanic *bladą, Proto-Indo-European *bʰlh̥₃oto, from *bʰleh₃-.
Noun[edit]
blad n (definite singular bladet, indefinite plural blad, definite plural blada)
- a blade (as above)
- a leaf
- a newspaper, magazine or periodical
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
- “blad” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old Saxon[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-West Germanic *blad, from Proto-Germanic *bladą, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰlh̥₃oto, from *bʰleh₃-.
Compare Old English blæd, Old Frisian bled, Old High German blat, Old Norse blað.
Noun[edit]
blad n
Declension[edit]
singular | plural | |
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nominative | blad | bladu |
accusative | blad | bladu |
genitive | blades | bladō |
dative | blade | bladum |
instrumental | — | — |
Descendants[edit]
Swedish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Swedish blaþ, from Old Norse blað, from Proto-Germanic *bladą, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰlh̥₃otom, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₃-. Cognate with English blade.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
blad n
- (botany) Blade, leaf; an organ of a plant.
- Leaf, sheet; a piece of paper (including a map sheet)
- Blade; the sharp-edged or pointed working end of a tool or utensil
Declension[edit]
Declension of blad | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | blad | bladet | blad | bladen |
Genitive | blads | bladets | blads | bladens |
Synonyms[edit]
- (an organ of a plant): löv
- (one side of a leaf of a book): sida
- (a piece of paper): ark, papper
- (the sharp-edged or pointed working end of a tool or utensil): klinga
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
Torres Strait Creole[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Noun[edit]
blad
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