bled

See also: Bled, blêd, and blēḑ

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈblɛd/

• Audio (Southern England)

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ɛd

Etymology 1

See bleed.

Verb

bled

1. simple past and past participle of bleed

Etymology 2

From French bled, from Algerian Arabic, from Arabic بِلَاد‎ (bilād).

Noun

bled (plural bleds)

1. (in parts of French North Africa) Hinterland, field.

Bavarian

Etymology

From Middle High German blode, from Old High German blōdi, from Proto-Germanic *blauþijaz, *blauþaz (“weak, soft, timid”). Cognate with German blöd.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈb̥leːd̥/

Adjective

bled

1. stupid, silly, dopey, dim-witted

   Synonym: deppert

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈblɛt]

Adjective

bled

1. short masculine singular of bledý

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /blɛt/
• Hyphenation: bled
• Rhymes: -ɛt

Etymology 1

Related to blad.

Noun

bled n (plural bledden)

1. A metal strip with holes.
2. A flat board such as a tabletop.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from French bled.

Noun

bled m (uncountable)

1. (Belgium) middle of nowhere

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Algerian Arabic, from Arabic بِلَاد‎ (bilād).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /blɛd/

• Audio

  (file)

Noun

bled m (plural bleds)

1. (informal, somewhat derogatory) village, Podunk, backwater
   • 1974, Bertrand Blier, Les Valseuses, spoken by Pierrot (Patrick Dewaere):

     D’abord j’en ai marre de ce bled! Bled de merde! France de merde!

     First of all, I'm sick of this village! Shithole village! Shithole France!

   • 2017, “Homicide”, in Elh Kmer (lyrics), Indépendant:

     Je ferais pas d’efforts d’intégration si ce bled ne m’aime pas

     I won’t make any effort in order to be part of the community if this village doesn’t like me.

2. (informal, at times derogatory) the old country, typically in North Africa.
   • Les raisons pour lesquelles les Mbenguistes aiment revenir au bled pour se marier

     C’est donc parce qu’ils sont amoureux du raccourci et de la facilité que ces messieurs vont chercher l’âme sœur au bled.

     It's because they are in love with shortcuts and facility that these gentlemen go look for their soulmates in the bled

Further reading

• “bled”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Middle English

Noun

bled

1. Alternative form of blede

Old English

Alternative forms

• blǣd

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *blēduz, *blōdiz (“blossom, sprout”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₃-. Related to blōwan (“to bloom, blossom”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bleːd/

Noun

blēd f

1. a shoot, branch
2. foliage, leaves; a leaf
3. a flower, blossom; a bloom
4. fruit; a fruit
5. a harvest, crop; yield, produce

Declension

Declension of bled (strong ō-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	blēd	blēda, blēde
accusative	blēde	blēda, blēde
genitive	blēde	blēda
dative	blēde	blēdum

Synonyms

• ofett

Descendants

• Middle English: blede, bled
  • English: blead
  • Scots: bleed

Old Frisian

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *blad.

Noun

bled n

1. leaf

Inflection

Declension of bled (neuter a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	bled	bled
genitive	bledes	bleda
dative	blede	bledum, bledem
accusative	bled	bled

Descendants

• North Frisian:

  Föhr: bleed

  Hallig: blää

• Saterland Frisian: Blääd
• West Frisian: bled

Old Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *bledyos.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bʲlʲeð]

Noun

bled f

1. sea-monster
2. whale

Inflection

Feminine ā-stem
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	bledL	bleidL	bledaH
Vocative	bledL	bleidL	bledaH
Accusative	bleidN	bleidL	bledaH
Genitive	bleideH	bledL	bledN
Dative	bleidL	bledaib	bledaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective: H = triggers aspiration L = triggers lenition N = triggers nasalization

Derived terms

• bledmíl

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Nasalization
bled	bled pronounced with /v(ʲ)-/	mbled
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “bled”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

• blijȇd (Ijekavian)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *blědъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /blêːd/

Adjective

blȇd (definite blȇdī, comparative blȅđī, Cyrillic spelling бле̑д)

1. pale, pallid

Declension

positive indefinite forms

singular		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		bled	bleda	bledo
genitive		bleda	blede	bleda
dative		bledu	bledoj	bledu
accusative	inanimate animate	bled bleda	bledu	bledo
vocative		bled	bleda	bledo
locative		bledu	bledoj	bledu
instrumental		bledim	bledom	bledim
plural		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		bledi	blede	bleda
genitive		bledih	bledih	bledih
dative		bledim(a)	bledim(a)	bledim(a)
accusative		blede	blede	bleda
vocative		bledi	blede	bleda
locative		bledim(a)	bledim(a)	bledim(a)
instrumental		bledim(a)	bledim(a)	bledim(a)

positive definite forms

singular		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		bledi	bleda	bledo
genitive		bledog(a)	blede	bledog(a)
dative		bledom(u/e)	bledoj	bledom(u/e)
accusative	inanimate animate	bledi bledog(a)	bledu	bledo
vocative		bledi	bleda	bledo
locative		bledom(e/u)	bledoj	bledom(e/u)
instrumental		bledim	bledom	bledim
plural		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		bledi	blede	bleda
genitive		bledih	bledih	bledih
dative		bledim(a)	bledim(a)	bledim(a)
accusative		blede	blede	bleda
vocative		bledi	blede	bleda
locative		bledim(a)	bledim(a)	bledim(a)
instrumental		bledim(a)	bledim(a)	bledim(a)

comparative forms

singular		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		bleđi	bleđa	bleđe
genitive		bleđeg(a)	bleđe	bleđeg(a)
dative		bleđem(u)	bleđoj	bleđem(u)
accusative	inanimate animate	bleđi bleđeg(a)	bleđu	bleđe
vocative		bleđi	bleđa	bleđe
locative		bleđem(u)	bleđoj	bleđem(u)
instrumental		bleđim	bleđom	bleđim
plural		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		bleđi	bleđe	bleđa
genitive		bleđih	bleđih	bleđih
dative		bleđim(a)	bleđim(a)	bleđim(a)
accusative		bleđe	bleđe	bleđa
vocative		bleđi	bleđe	bleđa
locative		bleđim(a)	bleđim(a)	bleđim(a)
instrumental		bleđim(a)	bleđim(a)	bleđim(a)

superlative forms

singular		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		najbleđi	najbleđa	najbleđe
genitive		najbleđeg(a)	najbleđe	najbleđeg(a)
dative		najbleđem(u)	najbleđoj	najbleđem(u)
accusative	inanimate animate	najbleđi najbleđeg(a)	najbleđu	najbleđe
vocative		najbleđi	najbleđa	najbleđe
locative		najbleđem(u)	najbleđoj	najbleđem(u)
instrumental		najbleđim	najbleđom	najbleđim
plural		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		najbleđi	najbleđe	najbleđa
genitive		najbleđih	najbleđih	najbleđih
dative		najbleđim(a)	najbleđim(a)	najbleđim(a)
accusative		najbleđe	najbleđe	najbleđa
vocative		najbleđi	najbleđe	najbleđa
locative		najbleđim(a)	najbleđim(a)	najbleđim(a)
instrumental		najbleđim(a)	najbleđim(a)	najbleđim(a)

Volapük

Noun

bled (nominative plural bleds)

1. sheet (of paper)

Declension

declension of bled

	singular	plural
nominative	bled	bleds
genitive	bleda	bledas
dative	blede	bledes
accusative	bledi	bledis
vocative 1	o bled!	o bleds!
predicative 2	bledu	bledus

• ¹ status as a case is disputed
• ² in later, non-classical Volapük only