blek
Icelandic
Etymology
A borrowing from Middle English blak (literally “black”). Compare Danish blæk (“ink”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /plɛːk/
- Rhymes: -ɛːk
Indonesian
Etymology
From Javanese blek, from Dutch blik (“tin can”). Cognate to Japanese ブリキ (buriki, “tinplate”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /blɛk/
- Hyphenation: blèk
Further reading
- “blek” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Norwegian Bokmål
Alternative forms
Adjective
blek (neuter singular blekt, definite singular and plural bleke, comparative blekere, indefinite superlative blekest, definite superlative blekeste)
Derived terms
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
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Adjective
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 | |||
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