blek
Icelandic
Etymology
A borrowing from Middle English blak (literally “black”). Compare Danish blæk (“ink”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /plɛːk/
- Rhymes: -ɛːk
Noun
blek n (genitive singular bleks, no plural)
- ink
- (figuratively) strong coffee
Declension
declension of blek
| n-s | singular | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | blek | blekið |
| accusative | blek | blekið |
| dative | bleki | blekinu |
| genitive | bleks | bleksins |
Indonesian
Etymology
From Javanese blek, from Dutch blik (“tin can”). Cognate to Japanese ブリキ (buriki, “tinplate”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /blɛk/
- Hyphenation: blèk
Noun
blek
- (Java) can
- Synonym: kaleng
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
Etymology 1
From Old Norse bleikr.
Alternative forms
- bleik
Adjective
blek (neuter singular blekt, definite singular and plural bleke, comparative blekere, indefinite superlative blekest, definite superlative blekeste)
- pale
Derived terms
- likblek
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
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Adjective
blek (comparative blekare, superlative blekast)
- pale (light in color)
- livid, pallid, bleak
- fictional, mendacious
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
- bleka
- blekfet
- blekmedel
- blekna
- bleknad
- blekt
Verb
blek
- imperative of bleka.