blik
English
Etymology
Coined by R. M. Hare in 1950.
Noun
blik (plural bliks)
- (philosophy) An unfalsifiable belief underpinning a worldview.
- 1950, R. M. Hare, Theology and Falsification:
- Let us call that in which we differ from this lunatic, our respective bliks. He has an insane blik about dons; we have a sane one. It is important to realize that we have a sane one, not no blik at all; for there must be two sides to any argument — if he has a wrong blik, then those who are right about dons must have a right one.
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Anagrams
- bilk
Danish
Etymology 1
From Middle Low German blick, from Old Saxon blikan.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /blek/, [b̥leɡ̊]
Noun
blik n (singular definite blikket, plural indefinite blikke)
- a look, a glance
Inflection
neuter gender | Singular | Plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | blik | blikket | blikke | blikkene |
genitive | bliks | blikkets | blikkes | blikkenes |
Etymology 2
From Old Norse blik, from Middle Low German blick.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /blek/, [b̥leɡ̊]
Noun
blik n
- (archaic) calm sea, dead calm
Usage notes
Only used in the compounds blikstille ("dead calm", adjective and noun) and havblik ("dead calm", "calm sea").
Etymology 3
From Middle Low German bleck, from Old Saxon *blek, from Proto-West Germanic *blik, from Proto-Germanic *bliką (“metal”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /blek/, [b̥leɡ̊]
Noun
blik n (singular definite blikket, not used in plural form)
- sheet metal (of any metal, e.g. aluminium or tin-coated iron)
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /blɪk/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: blik
- Rhymes: -ɪk
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch blic, ultimately from the root of blijken (“to appear”).
Noun
blik m (plural blikken, diminutive blikje n)
- A glance.
- (obsolete) A ray, a beam.
Derived terms
- ogenblik
- terugblik
Descendants
- → Sranan Tongo: blek
Etymology 2
From Middle Dutch blic. Related to bleek.
Noun
blik n (plural blikken, diminutive blikje n)
- A can, a tin (container).
- Ze haalde een blikje uit de automaat.
- She got a can from the vending machine.
- Het enige winkeltje in het dorp verkocht alleen groente in blik.
- The only shop in the village only sold canned vegetables.
- Sheet metal, tin plate; the metallic material tins are made of, often coated with tin or pewter.
- A dustpan.
Derived terms
- blikken
- blikslager
- inblikken
Descendants
- Afrikaans: blik
- Jersey Dutch: blikki (from the diminutive)
- → Caribbean Javanese: blèg
- → Japanese: ブリキ
- → Javanese: blek
- → Kwinti: beenki
- → Papiamentu: bleki, blikki (from the diminutive)
- → Saramaccan: beénki
- → Sranan Tongo: brekri, blek
- → Galibi Carib: perekyry
- → Ndyuka-Trio Pidgin: prēnkri
Etymology 3
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
blik
- first-person singular present indicative of blikken
- imperative of blikken
Icelandic
Etymology
See blika (“to shine, gleam”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /plɪːk/
- Rhymes: -ɪːk
Noun
blik n (genitive singular bliks, nominative plural blik)
- gleam, twinkle
Declension
n-s | singular | plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | blik | blikið | blik | blikin |
accusative | blik | blikið | blik | blikin |
dative | bliki | blikinu | blikum | blikunum |
genitive | bliks | bliksins | blika | blikanna |
Derived terms
- augnablik
Related terms
- blika
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from German Blick. First attested in 1689.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /blik/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ik
- Syllabification: blik
Noun
blik m inan
- (art) impasto paint
- (photography) light leak
Declension
singular | plural | |
---|---|---|
nominative | blik | bliki |
genitive | blika | blików |
dative | blikowi | blikom |
accusative | blik | bliki |
instrumental | blikiem | blikami |
locative | bliku | blikach |
vocative | bliku | bliki |
Derived terms
- blikować impf
References
- Dorota Adamiec (05.05.2011), “BLIK”, in Elektroniczny Słownik Języka Polskiego XVII i XVIII Wieku [Electronic Dictionary of the Polish Language of the XVII and XVIII Century]
Further reading
- blik in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- blik in Polish dictionaries at PWN