blēḑ
See also: bled and Bled
Livonian
Etymology
Apparently a borrowing from Latvian blēdis. Karulis lists blēdis as an inherited word cognate with Lithuanian blėdis (“loss, misfortune”), Russian блядь (bljadʹ, “prostitute, wretch”) (Old Church Slavonic блѧдь (blędĭ, “deceit, liar, promiscuous woman”)). By a competing theory the word is a borrowing from Old East Slavic блядь (bljadĭ).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bleːɟ/
Noun
blē'ḑ
- a cheat, swindler, conman
Adjective
blē'ḑ
- cunning, wily
- Tiit-Rein Viitso, Valts Ernštreits (2012–2013), Līvõkīel-ēstikīel-lețkīel sõnārōntõz, Tartu, Rīga: TÜ, LVA
- blēḑ rištīng
- a cunning person
- blēḑ rištīng
- Tiit-Rein Viitso, Valts Ernštreits (2012–2013), Līvõkīel-ēstikīel-lețkīel sõnārōntõz, Tartu, Rīga: TÜ, LVA
Declension
Declension of blēḑ (134)
| singular (ikšlug) | plural (pǟgiņlug) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīv) | blēḑ | blēḑõd |
| genitive (genitīv) | blēḑ | blēḑõd |
| partitive (partitīv) | blēḑõ | blēḑidi |
| dative (datīv) | blēḑõn | blēḑõdõn |
| instrumental (instrumentāl) | blēḑõks | blēḑõdõks |
| illative (illatīv) | blēḑõ | blēḑiž |
| inessive (inesīv) | blēḑšõ | blēḑis |
| elative (elatīv) | blēḑštõ | blēḑist |
References
- Konstantīns Karulis (1992, 2001), Latviešu etimoloģijas vārdnīca, Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN