blaag
Dutch
Etymology
Compare western German colloquial or dialectal Blag (“kid”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /blaːx/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -aːx
Noun
blaag m (plural blagen, diminutive blaagje n)
- child, kid, only said of minors, in this sense usually in the plural
- Synonyms: kind, telg
- rascal, brat
- Synonyms: deugniet, kwajongen, rakker
Derived terms
- blagerig
References
- M. J. Koenen & J. Endepols, Verklarend Handwoordenboek der Nederlandse Taal (tevens Vreemde-woordentolk), Groningen, Wolters-Noordhoff, 1969 (26th edition) [Dutch dictionary in Dutch]
German Low German
Alternative forms
- blag
- (Low Prussian) blau, blaug
Etymology
From Middle Low German blaw.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /blɔːx/, /blɒːx/ (more on the merger of monophthongal A and O)
Adjective
blaag
- (in several dialects) blue
Manx
Etymology
blaa + -ag
Noun
blaag f (genitive singular [please provide], plural [please provide])
- floret
Mutation
| Manx mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| blaag | vlaag | mlaag |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||