blek
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Icelandic[edit]
Etymology[edit]
A borrowing from Old English blæc (“ink”). Compare Danish blæk (“ink”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
blek n (genitive singular bleks, no plural)
- ink
- (figuratively) strong coffee
Declension[edit]
declension of blek
Further reading[edit]
- “blek” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)
Indonesian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Javanese blek, from Dutch blik (“tin can”). Cognate to Japanese ブリキ (buriki, “tinplate”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
blek
Further reading[edit]
- “blek” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Norwegian Bokmål[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Adjective[edit]
blek (neuter singular blekt, definite singular and plural bleke, comparative blekere, indefinite superlative blekest, definite superlative blekeste)
Derived terms[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
Verb[edit]
blek
- imperative of bleke
References[edit]
- “blek” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Swedish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Norse bleikr, from Proto-Germanic *blaikaz.
Cognate with English bleak, Dutch bleek, Low German blek, German bleich, Danish bleg, Norwegian Bokmål bleik, blek, Norwegian Nynorsk bleik, Faroese bleikur, Icelandic bleikur.
Pronunciation[edit]
Audio (file)
Adjective[edit]
blek (comparative blekare, superlative blekast)
Declension[edit]
| Inflection of blek | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | blek | blekare | blekast |
| Neuter singular | blekt | blekare | blekast |
| Plural | bleka | blekare | blekast |
| Masculine plural3 | bleke | blekare | blekast |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | bleke | blekare | blekaste |
| All | bleka | blekare | blekaste |
| 1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic | |||
Related terms[edit]
Verb[edit]
blek
- imperative of bleka
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