bla
See also: BLA, blá, blä, blå, bl.a., and bl a
Translingual
Symbol
bla
- (international standards) ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-3 language code for Blackfoot.
Catalan
Alternative forms
- blan (Balearic)
Etymology
From Latin blandus.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central, Valencian) IPA(key): /ˈbla/
Adjective
bla (masculine and feminine plural bles)
- soft
- Synonym: tou
- (figurative) mild, docile
- Synonym: dòcil
- smooth
- Synonym: suau
- (figurative) smooth, gentle
- Synonyms: suau, dolç, benigne
Derived terms
- ablanir
- blanejar
- blanesa
- blanet
- blanor
- ou blan
Related terms
- blandícia
Further reading
- “bla” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Kriol
Preposition
bla
- Alternative form of blanga
Maltese
Etymology
From Arabic بِلا (bi-lā, literally “with not”). By surface analysis, b' + le.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /blaː/
- Usually unstressed and then automatically shortened to /bla/.
Preposition
bla
- without (an ingredient, means, concomitant, quality)
- bla ħalib ― without milk
Usage notes
- Bla negates the preposition b'. It is followed by a noun without any article or determiner. In all other cases, especially for the negation of ma', the preposition mingħajr is used.
Spanish
Noun
bla m (plural blas)
- blah (idle talk)
Derived terms
- blablablá, bla bla bla, bla-bla-bla
- blablá, bla bla, bla-bla
Further reading
- “bla”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Swedish
Adverb
bla
- Misspelling of bl.a..
Welsh
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /blaː/
Noun
bla
- Soft mutation of pla.
Mutation
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| pla | bla | mhla | phla |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||