blij
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈblɪj]
- Rhymes: -ɪj
Verb
blij
- second-person singular imperative of blít
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /blɛi̯/
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Etymology 1
With regular loss of intervocalic -d- from earlier blijde, from Middle Dutch blide, from Old Dutch *blīthi, from Proto-Germanic *blīþiz.
Alternative forms
- blijde (archaic; sometimes still in fixed expressions)
Adjective
blij (comparative blijer, superlative blijst)
- happy
- Als de straten wit zijn, zijn de kinderen blij.
- If the streets are white, the children are happy.
- glad
Inflection
| Inflection of blij | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uninflected | blij | |||
| inflected | blije | |||
| comparative | blijer | |||
| positive | comparative | superlative | ||
| predicative/adverbial | blij | blijer | het blijst het blijste | |
| indefinite | m./f. sing. | blije | blijere | blijste |
| n. sing. | blij | blijer | blijste | |
| plural | blije | blijere | blijste | |
| definite | blije | blijere | blijste | |
| partitive | blijs | blijers | — | |
Derived terms
- blijdschap
Etymology 2
From Middle Dutch bli (“lead (metal)”). Cognate with English blee and German Blei.
Noun
blij n (plural blijen, diminutive blijtje n)
- (archaic) lead (metal)
- (archaic) the colour of lead
Synonyms
- lood
Anagrams
- bijl