blind
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English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- (archaic) blinde
Etymology[edit]
From Old English blind, from Proto-Germanic *blindaz.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
blind (comparative blinder, superlative blindest)
- (not comparable, of a person or animal) Unable to see, due to physiological or neurological factors.
- (Can we date this quote?) William Shakespeare
- He that is strucken blind cannot forget / The precious treasure of his eyesight lost.
- 1883, Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure Island,
- He was plainly blind, for he tapped before him with a stick, and wore a great green shade over his eyes and nose...
- (Can we date this quote?) William Shakespeare
- (not comparable, of an eye) Unable to be used to see, due to physiological or neurological factors.
- (comparable) Failing to see, acknowledge, perceive.
- The lovers were blind to each other's faults.
- Authors are blind to their own defects.
- (not comparable) Of a place, having little or no visibility.
- a blind path; a blind ditch; a blind corner
- (Can we date this quote?) John Milton
- the blind mazes of this tangled wood
- (not comparable) Closed at one end; having a dead end
- 1914, James Joyce, Araby:
- North Richmond street, being blind, was a quiet street except at the hour when the Christian Brothers' School set the boys free.
- (not comparable) Having no openings for light or passage.
- a blind wall, a blind alley
- smallest or slightest in phrases such as
- I shouted, but he didn't take a blind bit of notice.
- We pulled and pulled, but it didn't make a blind bit of difference.
- (not comparable) without any prior knowledge.
- He took a blind guess at which fork in the road would take him to the airport.
- (not comparable) unconditional; without regard to evidence, logic, reality, accidental mistakes, extenuating circumstances, etc.
- blind deference
- blind justice
- blind punishment
- Unintelligible or illegible.
- a blind passage in a book; blind writing
- (horticulture) Abortive; failing to produce flowers or fruit.
- blind buds; blind flowers
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
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See also[edit]
- invisible (unable to be seen)
- anosmic
- deaf
- print disabled
Noun[edit]
blind (plural blinds)
- A covering for a window to keep out light. The covering may be made of cloth or of narrow slats that can block light or allow it to pass.
- 1956, Delano Ames, chapter 12, in Crime out of Mind[1]:
- Light filtered in through the blinds of the french windows. It made tremulous stripes along the scrubbed pine floor.
- A destination sign mounted on a public transport vehicle displaying the route destination, number, name and/or via points, etc.
- Any device intended to conceal or hide.
- a duck blind
- Something to mislead the eye or the understanding, or to conceal some covert deed or design; a subterfuge.
- (military) A blindage.
- A halting place.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Dryden to this entry?)
- (baseball, slang, 1800s) No score.
- (poker) A forced bet: the small blind or the big blind.
- The blinds are $10/$20 and the ante is $1.
- (poker) A player who is forced to pay such a bet.
- The blinds immediately folded when I reraised.
- (as a plural) Those who are blind, taken as a group.
- Braille is a writing system for the blind.
Synonyms[edit]
- (destination sign): rollsign (mainly US)
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
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Verb[edit]
blind (third-person singular simple present blinds, present participle blinding, simple past and past participle blinded)
- (transitive) To make temporarily or permanently blind.
- The light was so bright that for a moment he was blinded.
- Don't wave that pencil in my face - do you want to blind me?
- (slang, obsolete) To curse.
- 1890, Rudyard Kipling, The Young British Soldier
- If you're cast for fatigue by a sergeant unkind,
- Don't grouse like a woman, nor crack on, nor blind;
- Be handy and civil, and then you will find
- That it's beer for the young British soldier.
- 1890, Rudyard Kipling, The Young British Soldier
- To darken; to obscure to the eye or understanding; to conceal.
- (Can we date this quote?) Dryden
- Such darkness blinds the sky.
- (Can we date this quote?) Stillingfleet
- The state of the controversy between us he endeavored, with all his art, to blind and confound.
- (Can we date this quote?) Dryden
- To cover with a thin coating of sand and fine gravel, for example a road newly paved, in order that the joints between the stones may be filled.
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
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Adverb[edit]
blind (comparative more blind, superlative most blind)
- Without seeing; unseeingly.
- (poker, three card brag) Without looking at the cards dealt.
Translations[edit]
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Danish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Norse blindr, from Proto-Germanic *blindaz.
Adjective[edit]
blind
Inflection[edit]
Inflection of blind | |||
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Positive | Comparative | Superlative | |
Common singular | blind | mere blind | mest blind2 |
Neuter singular | blindt | mere blind | mest blind2 |
Plural | blinde | mere blind | mest blind2 |
Definite attributive1 | blinde | mere blind | mest blinde |
1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used. 2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively. |
References[edit]
- “blind” in Den Danske Ordbog
Dutch[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- Rhymes: -ɪnt
Etymology 1[edit]
From Middle Dutch blint, from Old Dutch *blind, from Proto-Germanic *blindaz.
Adjective[edit]
blind (comparative blinder, superlative blindst)
- blind (unable to see)
Inflection[edit]
Inflection of blind | ||||
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uninflected | blind | |||
inflected | blinde | |||
comparative | blinder | |||
positive | comparative | superlative | ||
predicative/adverbial | blind | blinder | het blindst het blindste | |
indefinite | m./f. sing. | blinde | blindere | blindste |
n. sing. | blind | blinder | blindste | |
plural | blinde | blindere | blindste | |
definite | blinde | blindere | blindste | |
partitive | blinds | blinders | — |
Etymology 2[edit]
From blinden.
Alternative forms[edit]
- blinde f
Noun[edit]
blind n (plural blinden, diminutive blindje n)
- window shutter
Synonyms[edit]
German[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old High German blint, from Proto-Germanic *blindaz.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
blind (comparative blinder, superlative am blindesten)
- blind
- (of a mirror or windowpane) cloudy
- 1918, Elisabeth von Heyking, Die Orgelpfeifen, in: Zwei Erzählungen, Phillipp Reclam jun. Verlag, page 9:
- So dunkel und schauerlich die Gruft aussah, wenn man durch die blinden, bestaubten Scheibchen der kleinen Fenster hineinblickte, so hell und freundlich war oben die Kirche.
- Just as dark and eerie the crypt looked like, if one looked in it through the cloudy, dusted little panes of the small windows, as bright and friendly was the church above.
- So dunkel und schauerlich die Gruft aussah, wenn man durch die blinden, bestaubten Scheibchen der kleinen Fenster hineinblickte, so hell und freundlich war oben die Kirche.
- 1918, Elisabeth von Heyking, Die Orgelpfeifen, in: Zwei Erzählungen, Phillipp Reclam jun. Verlag, page 9:
Declension[edit]
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
predicative | er ist blind | sie ist blind | es ist blind | sie sind blind | |
strong declension (without article) |
nominative | blinder | blinde | blindes | blinde |
genitive | blinden | blinder | blinden | blinder | |
dative | blindem | blinder | blindem | blinden | |
accusative | blinden | blinde | blindes | blinde | |
weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der blinde | die blinde | das blinde | die blinden |
genitive | des blinden | der blinden | des blinden | der blinden | |
dative | dem blinden | der blinden | dem blinden | den blinden | |
accusative | den blinden | die blinde | das blinde | die blinden | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein blinder | eine blinde | ein blindes | (keine) blinden |
genitive | eines blinden | einer blinden | eines blinden | (keiner) blinden | |
dative | einem blinden | einer blinden | einem blinden | (keinen) blinden | |
accusative | einen blinden | eine blinde | ein blindes | (keine) blinden |
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
predicative | er ist blinder | sie ist blinder | es ist blinder | sie sind blinder | |
strong declension (without article) |
nominative | blinderer | blindere | blinderes | blindere |
genitive | blinderen | blinderer | blinderen | blinderer | |
dative | blinderem | blinderer | blinderem | blinderen | |
accusative | blinderen | blindere | blinderes | blindere | |
weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der blindere | die blindere | das blindere | die blinderen |
genitive | des blinderen | der blinderen | des blinderen | der blinderen | |
dative | dem blinderen | der blinderen | dem blinderen | den blinderen | |
accusative | den blinderen | die blindere | das blindere | die blinderen | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein blinderer | eine blindere | ein blinderes | (keine) blinderen |
genitive | eines blinderen | einer blinderen | eines blinderen | (keiner) blinderen | |
dative | einem blinderen | einer blinderen | einem blinderen | (keinen) blinderen | |
accusative | einen blinderen | eine blindere | ein blinderes | (keine) blinderen |
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
predicative | er ist am blindesten | sie ist am blindesten | es ist am blindesten | sie sind am blindesten | |
strong declension (without article) |
nominative | blindester | blindeste | blindestes | blindeste |
genitive | blindesten | blindester | blindesten | blindester | |
dative | blindestem | blindester | blindestem | blindesten | |
accusative | blindesten | blindeste | blindestes | blindeste | |
weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der blindeste | die blindeste | das blindeste | die blindesten |
genitive | des blindesten | der blindesten | des blindesten | der blindesten | |
dative | dem blindesten | der blindesten | dem blindesten | den blindesten | |
accusative | den blindesten | die blindeste | das blindeste | die blindesten | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein blindester | eine blindeste | ein blindestes | (keine) blindesten |
genitive | eines blindesten | einer blindesten | eines blindesten | (keiner) blindesten | |
dative | einem blindesten | einer blindesten | einem blindesten | (keinen) blindesten | |
accusative | einen blindesten | eine blindeste | ein blindestes | (keine) blindesten |
Derived terms[edit]
See also[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- blind in Duden online
German Low German[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Cognate to Dutch blind, German blind.
Adjective[edit]
blind (comparative blinner, superlative blinnst)
Declension[edit]
gender | singular | plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
predicative | he is blind | se is blind | dat is blind | se sünd blind | |
partitive | een Blinns | een Blinns | wat Blinns | allens Blinn | |
strong declension (without article) |
nominative | blinne | blinne | blind | blinne |
oblique | blinnen | blinne | blind | blinne | |
weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | de blinne | de blinne | dat blinne | de blinnen |
oblique | den blinnen | de blinne | dat blinne | de blinnen | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | en blinne | en blinne | en blind/blinnet | (keen) blinnen |
oblique | en blinnen | en blinne | en blind/blinnet | (keen) blinnen |
gender | singular | plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
predicative | he is blinner | se is blinner | dat is blinner | se sünd blinner | |
partitive | een blinners | een blinners | wat blinners | allens blinner | |
strong declension (without article) |
nominative | blinnere | blinnere | blinner | blinnere |
oblique | blinnern | blinnere | blinner | blinnere | |
weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | de blinnere | de blinnere | dat blinnere | de blinnern |
oblique | den blinnern | de blinnere | dat blinnere | de blinnern | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | en blinnere | en blinnere | en blinner | (keen) blinnern |
oblique | en blinnern | en blinnere | en blinner | (keen) blinnern |
gender | singular | plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
predicative | he is de Blinnste | se is de Blinnste | dat is dat Blinnste | se sünd de Blinnsten | |
strong declension (without article) |
nominative | blinnste | blinnste | blinnst | blinnste |
oblique | blinnsten | blinnste | blinnst | blinnste | |
weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | de blinnste | de blinnste | dat blinnste | de blinnsten |
oblique | den blinnsten | de blinnste | dat blinnste | de blinnsten | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | en blinnste | en blinnste | en blinnst | (keen) blinnsten |
oblique | en blinnsten | en blinnste | en blinnst | (keen) blinnsten |
Note: This declension is one of many; neither its grammar nor spelling apply to all dialects. |
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Norwegian Bokmål[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Norse blindr, from Proto-Germanic *blindaz.
Adjective[edit]
blind (neuter singular blindt, definite singular and plural blinde)
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
- “blind” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Norse blindr, from Proto-Germanic *blindaz. Akin to English blind.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
blind (masculine and feminine blind, neuter blindt, definite singular and plural blinde, comparative blindare, indefinite superlative blindast, definite superlative blindaste)
Derived terms[edit]
Verb[edit]
blind
- imperative of blinda
References[edit]
- “blind” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Germanic *blindaz.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
blind
- blind
- God is dēad and man is blind.
- God is dead and man is blind.
- (substantive) a blind person
Declension[edit]
Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
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Nominative | blind | blind | blind |
Accusative | blindne | blinde | blind |
Genitive | blindes | blindre | blindes |
Dative | blindum | blindre | blindum |
Instrumental | blinde | blindre | blinde |
Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
Nominative | blinde | blinda, -e | blind |
Accusative | blinde | blinda, -e | blind |
Genitive | blindra | blindra | blindra |
Dative | blindum | blindum | blindum |
Instrumental | blindum | blindum | blindum |
Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
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Nominative | blinda | blinde | blinde |
Accusative | blindan | blindan | blinde |
Genitive | blindan | blindan | blindan |
Dative | blindan | blindan | blindan |
Instrumental | blindan | blindan | blindan |
Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
Nominative | blindan | blindan | blindan |
Accusative | blindan | blindan | blindan |
Genitive | blindra, blindena | blindra, blindena | blindra, blindena |
Dative | blindum | blindum | blindum |
Instrumental | blindum | blindum | blindum |
Related terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
Old Saxon[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Germanic *blindaz.
Adjective[edit]
blind
Declension[edit]
Strong declension | ||||||
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gender | masculine | neuter | feminine | |||
case | singular | plural | singular | plural | singular | plural |
nominative | blind | blinde | blind | blindu | blind | blinde |
accusative | blindana | blinde | blinda | blindu | blind | blinde |
genitive | blindes | blindarō | blindaro | blindarō | blindes | blindarō |
dative | blindumu | blindum | blindaro | blindum | blindumu | blindum |
Weak declension | ||||||
gender | masculine | neuter | feminine | |||
case | singular | plural | singular | plural | singular | plural |
nominative | blindo | blindu | blinda | blindu | blinda | blindu |
accusative | blindun | blindun | blindun | blindun | blinda | blindun |
genitive | blindun | blindonō | blindun | blindonō | blindun | blindonō |
dative | blindun | blindum | blindun | blindum | blindun | blindum |
Swedish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Swedish blinder, from Old Norse blindr, from Proto-Germanic *blindaz.
Pronunciation[edit]
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Adjective[edit]
blind
- blind; unable or failing to see
Declension[edit]
Inflection of blind | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | blind | blindare | blindast |
Neuter singular | blint | blindare | blindast |
Plural | blinda | blindare | blindast |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | blinde | blindare | blindaste |
All | blinda | blindare | blindaste |
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. |
Derived terms[edit]
- English terms derived from the PIE root *bʰlendʰ-
- English terms derived from Old English
- English terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- English 1-syllable words
- English terms with IPA pronunciation
- English terms with audio links
- English lemmas
- English adjectives
- Undetermined terms with quotations
- en:Horticulture
- English nouns
- English countable nouns
- en:Military
- Requests for quotation/Dryden
- en:Baseball
- English slang
- en:Poker
- English verbs
- English transitive verbs
- English terms with obsolete senses
- English adverbs
- en:Transport
- en:Vision
- Danish terms derived from the PIE root *bʰlendʰ-
- Danish terms derived from Old Norse
- Danish terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Danish lemmas
- Danish adjectives
- Dutch terms derived from the PIE root *bʰlendʰ-
- Dutch terms inherited from Middle Dutch
- Dutch terms derived from Middle Dutch
- Dutch terms inherited from Old Dutch
- Dutch terms derived from Old Dutch
- Dutch terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Dutch terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Dutch lemmas
- Dutch adjectives
- Dutch nouns
- Dutch nouns with plural in -en
- German terms derived from the PIE root *bʰlendʰ-
- German terms derived from Old High German
- German terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- German 1-syllable words
- German terms with IPA pronunciation
- German terms with audio links
- German lemmas
- German adjectives
- German Low German terms derived from the PIE root *bʰlendʰ-
- German Low German lemmas
- German Low German adjectives
- Norwegian Bokmål terms derived from the PIE root *bʰlendʰ-
- Norwegian Bokmål terms derived from Old Norse
- Norwegian Bokmål terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Norwegian Bokmål lemmas
- Norwegian Bokmål adjectives
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from the PIE root *bʰlendʰ-
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from Old Norse
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Norwegian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Norwegian Nynorsk lemmas
- Norwegian Nynorsk adjectives
- Norwegian Nynorsk non-lemma forms
- Norwegian Nynorsk verb forms
- Old English terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Old English terms with IPA pronunciation
- Old English lemmas
- Old English adjectives
- Old English terms with usage examples
- Old Saxon terms derived from the PIE root *bʰlendʰ-
- Old Saxon terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Old Saxon terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Old Saxon lemmas
- Old Saxon adjectives
- Swedish terms derived from the PIE root *bʰlendʰ-
- Swedish terms inherited from Old Swedish
- Swedish terms derived from Old Swedish
- Swedish terms inherited from Old Norse
- Swedish terms derived from Old Norse
- Swedish terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Swedish terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Swedish terms with audio links
- Swedish lemmas
- Swedish adjectives