bled
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈblɛd/
Audio (UK) (file) - Rhymes: -ɛd
Etymology 1
See bleed.
Verb
bled
- simple past tense and past participle of bleed
Etymology 2
From French bled, from Algerian Arabic, from Arabic بِلَاد (bilād).
Noun
bled (plural bleds)
- (in parts of French North Africa) Hinterland, field.
Bavarian
Etymology
From Middle High German blode, from Old High German blōdi, from Proto-Germanic *blauþijaz, *blauþaz (“weak, soft, timid”). Cognate with German blöd.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈb̥leːd̥/
Adjective
bled
- stupid, silly, dopey, dim-witted
- Synonym: deppert
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈblɛt]
Adjective
bled
- masculine singular nominal predicative of bledý
Declension
singular | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
masculine animate | masculine inanimate | feminine | neuter | |
nominative | bled | bled | bleda | bledo |
genitive | — | — | — | — |
dative | — | — | — | — |
accusative | — | — | — | — |
locative | — | — | — | — |
instrumental | — | — | — | — |
plural | ||||
masculine animate | masculine inanimate | feminine | neuter | |
nominative | bledi | bledy | bledy | bleda |
genitive | — | — | — | — |
dative | — | — | — | — |
accusative | — | — | — | — |
locative | — | — | — | — |
instrumental | — | — | — | — |
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /blɛt/
- Hyphenation: bled
- Rhymes: -ɛt
Etymology 1
Related to blad.
Noun
bled n (plural bledden)
- A metal strip with holes.
- A flat board such as a tabletop.
Etymology 2
Borrowed from French bled.
Noun
bled m (uncountable)
- (Belgium) middle of nowhere
French
Etymology
From Algerian Arabic, from Arabic بِلَاد (bilād).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /blɛd/
Audio (file)
Noun
bled m (plural bleds)
- (somewhat derogatory) village
- 1974, Bertrand Blier, Les Valseuses, spoken by Pierrot (Patrick Dewaere):
- D'abord j'en ai marre de ce bled! Bled de merde! France de merde!
- First of all, I'm sick of this village! Shithole village! Shithole France!
- 2017, Elh Kmer (lyrics), “Homicide”, in Indépendant:
- Je ferais pas d’efforts d’intégration si ce bled ne m’aime pas
- I won’t make any effort in order to be part of the community if this village doesn’t like me.
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Further reading
- “bled”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Middle English
Noun
bled
- Alternative form of blede
Old English
Alternative forms
- blǣd
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *blēduz, *blōdiz (“blossom, sprout”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₃-. Related to blōwan (“to bloom, blossom”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bleːd/
Noun
blēd f
- a shoot, branch
- foliage, leaves; a leaf
- a flower, blossom; a bloom
- fruit; a fruit
- a harvest, crop; yield, produce
Declension
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
nominative | blēd | blēda, blēde |
accusative | blēde | blēda, blēde |
genitive | blēde | blēda |
dative | blēde | blēdum |
Synonyms
- ofett
Descendants
- Middle English: blede, bled
- English: blead
- Scots: bleed
Old Frisian
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *blad.
Noun
bled n
- leaf
Inflection
case | singular | plural |
---|---|---|
nominative | bled | bled |
accusative | bled | bled |
genitive | bledes | bleda |
dative | blede | bledum, bledem |
Descendants
- North Frisian:
- Föhr: bleed
- Hallig: blää
- Saterland Frisian: Blääd
- West Frisian: bled
Old Irish
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *bledyos.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [bʲlʲeð]
Noun
bled f
- sea-monster
- whale
Inflection
Feminine ā-stem | |||
---|---|---|---|
Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | bledL | bleidL | bledaH |
Vocative | bledL | bleidL | bledaH |
Accusative | bleidN | bleidL | bledaH |
Genitive | bleideH | bledL | bledN |
Dative | bleidL | bledaib | bledaib |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
|
Derived terms
- bledmíl
Mutation
Old Irish mutation | ||
---|---|---|
Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
bled | bled pronounced with /v(ʲ)-/ | mbled |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “bled”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Serbo-Croatian
Alternative forms
- blijȇd (Ijekavian)
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *blědъ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /blêːd/
Adjective
blȇd (definite blȇdī, comparative blȅđī, Cyrillic spelling бле̑д)
- pale, pallid
Declension
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
---|---|---|---|---|
nominative | bled | bleda | bledo | |
genitive | bleda | blede | bleda | |
dative | bledu | bledoj | bledu | |
accusative | inanimate animate | bled bleda | bledu | bledo |
vocative | bled | bleda | bledo | |
locative | bledu | bledoj | bledu | |
instrumental | bledim | bledom | bledim | |
plural | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
nominative | bledi | blede | bleda | |
genitive | bledih | bledih | bledih | |
dative | bledim(a) | bledim(a) | bledim(a) | |
accusative | blede | blede | bleda | |
vocative | bledi | blede | bleda | |
locative | bledim(a) | bledim(a) | bledim(a) | |
instrumental | bledim(a) | bledim(a) | bledim(a) |
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
---|---|---|---|---|
nominative | bledi | bleda | bledo | |
genitive | bledog(a) | blede | bledog(a) | |
dative | bledom(u/e) | bledoj | bledom(u/e) | |
accusative | inanimate animate | bledi bledog(a) | bledu | bledo |
vocative | bledi | bleda | bledo | |
locative | bledom(e/u) | bledoj | bledom(e/u) | |
instrumental | bledim | bledom | bledim | |
plural | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
nominative | bledi | blede | bleda | |
genitive | bledih | bledih | bledih | |
dative | bledim(a) | bledim(a) | bledim(a) | |
accusative | blede | blede | bleda | |
vocative | bledi | blede | bleda | |
locative | bledim(a) | bledim(a) | bledim(a) | |
instrumental | bledim(a) | bledim(a) | bledim(a) |
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
---|---|---|---|---|
nominative | bleđi | bleđa | bleđe | |
genitive | bleđeg(a) | bleđe | bleđeg(a) | |
dative | bleđem(u) | bleđoj | bleđem(u) | |
accusative | inanimate animate | bleđi bleđeg(a) | bleđu | bleđe |
vocative | bleđi | bleđa | bleđe | |
locative | bleđem(u) | bleđoj | bleđem(u) | |
instrumental | bleđim | bleđom | bleđim | |
plural | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
nominative | bleđi | bleđe | bleđa | |
genitive | bleđih | bleđih | bleđih | |
dative | bleđim(a) | bleđim(a) | bleđim(a) | |
accusative | bleđe | bleđe | bleđa | |
vocative | bleđi | bleđe | bleđa | |
locative | bleđim(a) | bleđim(a) | bleđim(a) | |
instrumental | bleđim(a) | bleđim(a) | bleđim(a) |
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
---|---|---|---|---|
nominative | najbleđi | najbleđa | najbleđe | |
genitive | najbleđeg(a) | najbleđe | najbleđeg(a) | |
dative | najbleđem(u) | najbleđoj | najbleđem(u) | |
accusative | inanimate animate | najbleđi najbleđeg(a) | najbleđu | najbleđe |
vocative | najbleđi | najbleđa | najbleđe | |
locative | najbleđem(u) | najbleđoj | najbleđem(u) | |
instrumental | najbleđim | najbleđom | najbleđim | |
plural | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
nominative | najbleđi | najbleđe | najbleđa | |
genitive | najbleđih | najbleđih | najbleđih | |
dative | najbleđim(a) | najbleđim(a) | najbleđim(a) | |
accusative | najbleđe | najbleđe | najbleđa | |
vocative | najbleđi | najbleđe | najbleđa | |
locative | najbleđim(a) | najbleđim(a) | najbleđim(a) | |
instrumental | najbleđim(a) | najbleđim(a) | najbleđim(a) |
Volapük
Noun
bled (nominative plural bleds)
- sheet (of paper)
Declension
singular | plural | |
---|---|---|
nominative | bled | bleds |
genitive | bleda | bledas |
dative | blede | bledes |
accusative | bledi | bledis |
vocative 1 | o bled! | o bleds! |
predicative 2 | bledu | bledus |
- 1 status as a case is disputed
- 2 in later, non-classical Volapük only