blek
Icelandic
Etymology
A borrowing from Old English blæc (“ink”). Compare Danish blæk (“ink”).
Pronunciation
Noun
blek n (genitive singular bleks, no plural)
- ink
- (figuratively) strong coffee
Declension
Further reading
- “blek” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)
Indonesian
Etymology
From Javanese blek, from Dutch blik (“tin can”). Cognate to Japanese ブリキ (buriki, “tinplate”).
Pronunciation
Noun
blek
Further reading
- “blek” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology 1
Alternative forms
Adjective
blek (neuter singular blekt, definite singular and plural bleke, comparative blekere, indefinite superlative blekest, definite superlative blekeste)
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Verb
blek
- imperative of bleke
References
- “blek” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Swedish
Etymology
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
Audio (file)
Adjective
blek (comparative blekare, superlative blekast)
Declension
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
Verb
blek
- imperative of bleka
- Icelandic terms borrowed from Old English
- Icelandic terms derived from Old English
- Icelandic 1-syllable words
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- Icelandic lemmas
- Icelandic nouns
- Icelandic neuter nouns
- Icelandic uncountable nouns
- Indonesian terms borrowed from Javanese
- Indonesian terms derived from Javanese
- Indonesian terms derived from Dutch
- Indonesian 1-syllable words
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- Indonesian nouns
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- Norwegian Bokmål terms derived from Old Norse
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- Norwegian Bokmål verb forms
- Swedish terms derived from Old Norse
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- Swedish lemmas
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