blanda

See also: Blanda and blända

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈblan.də]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈblan.da]

Verb

blanda

1. inflection of blandar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse blanda, from Proto-Germanic *blandaną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈplanta/

Verb

blanda (third person singular past indicative blandaði, third person plural past indicative blandaðu, supine blandað)

1. to mix

Conjugation

Conjugation of blanda (group v-30)

infinitive	blanda
supine	blandað
	present	past
first singular	blandi	blandaði
second singular	blandar	blandaði
third singular	blandar	blandaði
plural	blanda	blandaðu
participle (a6)1	blandandi	blandaður
	imperative
singular	blanda!
plural	blandið!

¹Only the past participle being declined.

Further reading

• "blanda" at Sprotin.fo

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈplanta/
• Rhymes: -anta

Etymology 1

From Old Norse blanda, from Proto-Germanic *blandaną, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰlendʰ-. The noun is derived from the verb. Original meaning to thin or fade out, related to blind.

Verb

blanda (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative blandaði, supine blandað)

1. to mix [with dative]

Conjugation

blanda – active voice (germynd)

infinitive nafnháttur		að blanda
supine sagnbót		blandað
present participle lýsingarháttur nútíðar		blandandi
		indicative framsöguháttur			subjunctive viðtengingarháttur
		present nútíð	past þátíð		present nútíð	past þátíð
singular	ég	blanda	blandaði		blandi	blandaði
	þú	blandar	blandaðir		blandir	blandaðir
	hann, hún, það	blandar	blandaði		blandi	blandaði
plural	við	blöndum	blönduðum		blöndum	blönduðum
	þið	blandið	blönduðuð		blandið	blönduðuð
	þeir, þær, þau	blanda	blönduðu		blandi	blönduðu
		imperative boðháttur
singular	þú	blanda (þú), blandaðu
plural	þið	blandið (þið), blandiði1

¹ Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.

blandast – mediopassive voice (miðmynd)

infinitive nafnháttur		að blandast
supine sagnbót		blandast
present participle lýsingarháttur nútíðar		blandandist (rare; see appendix)
		indicative framsöguháttur			subjunctive viðtengingarháttur
		present nútíð	past þátíð		present nútíð	past þátíð
singular	ég	blandast	blandaðist		blandist	blandaðist
	þú	blandast	blandaðist		blandist	blandaðist
	hann, hún, það	blandast	blandaðist		blandist	blandaðist
plural	við	blöndumst	blönduðumst		blöndumst	blönduðumst
	þið	blandist	blönduðust		blandist	blönduðust
	þeir, þær, þau	blandast	blönduðust		blandist	blönduðust
		imperative boðháttur
singular	þú	blandast (þú), blandastu
plural	þið	blandist (þið), blandisti1

¹ Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.

blandaður — past participle (lýsingarháttur þátíðar)

strong declension (sterk beyging)	singular (eintala)			plural (fleirtala)
	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)
nominative (nefnifall)	blandaður	blönduð	blandað	blandaðir	blandaðar	blönduð
accusative (þolfall)	blandaðan	blandaða	blandað	blandaða	blandaðar	blönduð
dative (þágufall)	blönduðum	blandaðri	blönduðu	blönduðum	blönduðum	blönduðum
genitive (eignarfall)	blandaðs	blandaðrar	blandaðs	blandaðra	blandaðra	blandaðra
weak declension (veik beyging)	singular (eintala)			plural (fleirtala)
	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)
nominative (nefnifall)	blandaði	blandaða	blandaða	blönduðu	blönduðu	blönduðu
accusative (þolfall)	blandaða	blönduðu	blandaða	blönduðu	blönduðu	blönduðu
dative (þágufall)	blandaða	blönduðu	blandaða	blönduðu	blönduðu	blönduðu
genitive (eignarfall)	blandaða	blönduðu	blandaða	blönduðu	blönduðu	blönduðu

Etymology 2

Noun

blanda f (genitive singular blöndu, nominative plural blöndur)

1. mix, mixture, blend

Declension

Declension of blanda (feminine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	blanda	blandan	blöndur	blöndurnar
accusative	blöndu	blönduna	blöndur	blöndurnar
dative	blöndu	blöndunni	blöndum	blöndunum
genitive	blöndu	blöndunnar	blandna, blanda	blandnanna, blandanna

Derived terms

• málmblanda

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈblan.da/
• Rhymes: -anda
• Hyphenation: blàn‧da

Adjective

blanda

1. feminine singular of blando

Ladino

Adjective

blanda (masculine blando)

1. soft, tender

Latin

Pronunciation

• blanda:
  • (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈbɫan.da]
  • (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈblan.da]
• blandā:
  • (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈbɫan.daː]
  • (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈblan.da]

Adjective

blanda

1. inflection of blandus:
   1. nominative/vocative feminine singular
   2. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural

Adjective

blandā

1. ablative feminine singular of blandus

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• blandet

Verb

blanda

1. simple past of blande
2. past participle of blande

Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

blanda (present tense blandar, past tense blanda, past participle blanda, passive infinitive blandast, present participle blandande, imperative blanda/bland)

1. alternative form of blande

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *blandaną, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰlendʰ-.

Verb

blanda (singular past indicative blett, plural past indicative blendu, past participle blandinn)

1. to blend, mix
2. (reflexive) to have sexual relations with
   • Gulaþingslǫg 30

     vár skal éingi blandask við búfé

     of us shall no man have sexual relations with cattle

Conjugation

Conjugation of blanda — active (strong class 7)

infinitive	blanda
present participle	blandandi
past participle	blandinn
	indicative			subjunctive
	present	past		present	past
1st person singular	blend	blett		blanda	blenda
2nd person singular	blendr	blezt		blandir	blendir
3rd person singular	blendr	blett		blandi	blendi
1st person plural	blǫndum	blendum		blandim	blendim
2nd person plural	blandið	blenduð		blandið	blendið
3rd person plural	blanda	blendu		blandi	blendi
imperative	present
2nd person singular	blatt
1st person plural	blǫndum
2nd person plural	blandið

Conjugation of blanda — mediopassive (strong class 7)

infinitive	blandask
present participle	blandandisk
past participle	blandizk
	indicative			subjunctive
	present	past		present	past
1st person singular	blǫndumk	blendumk		blǫndumk	blendumk
2nd person singular	blenzk	blezk		blandisk	blendisk
3rd person singular	blenzk	blezk		blandisk	blendisk
1st person plural	blǫndumsk	blendumsk		blandimsk	blendimsk
2nd person plural	blandizk	blenduzk		blandizk	blendizk
3rd person plural	blandask	blendusk		blandisk	blendisk
imperative	present
2nd person singular	blazk
1st person plural	blǫndumsk
2nd person plural	blandizk

Descendants

• Danish: blande
• Icelandic: blanda
• Norwegian:
  • Norwegian Bokmål: blande
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: blanda, blande
• Swedish: blanda

Further reading

• Zoëga, Geir T. (1910), “blanda”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈblanda/ [ˈblãn̪.d̪a]
• Rhymes: -anda
• Syllabification: blan‧da

Etymology 1

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

blanda

1. feminine singular of blando

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

blanda

1. inflection of blandir:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse blanda, from Proto-Germanic *blandaną, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰlendʰ-.

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Verb

blanda (present blandar, preterite blandade, supine blandat, imperative blanda)

1. to mix

   blanda ingredienser i en skål

   mix ingredients in a bowl

   blanda en grogg

   mix a grog

   Han blandar in sina egna åsikter i sina rapporter.

   He mixes his own opinions into his reports.

2. to conflate

   Jag blandar mellan sinus och cosinus.

   I conflate sine and cosine.

3. to involve

   Blanda inte in mig i det här!

   Don't involve me in this! / Don't try to bring me into this! ("Don't mix me into this!")

   Snälla, blanda inte in polisen!

   Please do not involve the police!

4. to shuffle (a deck of cards)

   blanda en kortlek

   shuffle a deck of cards

Conjugation

Conjugation of blanda (weak)

	active		passive
infinitive	blanda		blandas
supine	blandat		blandats
imperative	blanda		—
imper. plural1	blanden		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	blandar	blandade	blandas	blandades
ind. plural1	blanda	blandade	blandas	blandades
subjunctive2	blande	blandade	blandes	blandades
present participle		blandande
past participle		blandad

¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Derived terms

• blanda ihop
• sammanblanda

References

• “blanda”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
• “blanda”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• “blanda”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)