blint

Middle Dutch

Etymology

(deprecated template usage)

From Old Dutch *blint, from Proto-Germanic *blindaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /blɪnt/

Adjective

blint

1. blind, unable to see

Inflection

Adjective
		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Plural
Nominative	Indefinite	blint	blinde	blint	blinde
	Definite	blinde		blinde
Accusative	Indefinite	blinden	blinde	blint	blinde
	Definite			blinde
Genitive		blints	blinder	blints	blinder
Dative		blinden	blinder	blinden	blinden

Descendants

• Dutch: blind
• Limburgish: blindj

Further reading

• “blint”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “blint”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN

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Old High German

Etymology

(deprecated template usage)

From Proto-Germanic *blindaz, whence also Old English blind, Old Norse blindr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /blint/

Adjective

blint

1. blind

Declension

Declension of blint

strong declension
case	masculine		feminine		neuter
	singular	plural	singular	plural	singular	plural
nominative	blintēr	blinte	blintiu	blinto	blintaȥ	blintiu
accusative	blintan	blinte	blinta	blinto	blintaȥ	blintiu
genitive	blintes	blintero	blintera	blintero	blintes	blintero
dative	blintemu, blintemo	blintēm, blintēn	blinteru, blintero	blintēm, blintēn	blintemu, blintemo	blintēm, blintēn
instrumental	blintu, blinto	-	-	-	blintu, blinto	-
weak declension
case	masculine		feminine		neuter
	singular	plural	singular	plural	singular	plural
nominative	blinto	blinton, blintun	blinta	blintūn	blinta	blintun, blinton
accusative	blinton, blintun	blinton, blintun	blintūn	blintūn	blinta	blintun, blinton
genitive	blinten, blintin	blintōno	blintūn	blintōno	blinten, blintin	blintōno
dative	blinten, blintin	blintōm, blintōn	blintūn	blintōm, blintōn	blinten, blintin	blintōm, blintōn}

Descendants

• Middle High German: blint
  • German: blind
    • → Esperanto: blinda
  • Luxembourgish: blann
  • Vilamovian: błynd
  • Yiddish: בלינד (blind)

References

• Joseph Wright, An Old High German Primer

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Swedish

Adjective

blint

1. (deprecated template usage) indefinite neuter singular of blind