Blei

See also: blei, bléi, Bléi, and blẽi

German

Etymology

From Old High German blīo, from Proto-Germanic *blīwą. Cognate with Old High German blīo(h) (“colour, appearance, form”). Cognate with archaic English blee.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /blaɪ̯/
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  • Rhymes: -aɪ̯

Noun

Blei n (genitive Bleies, no plural)

  1. lead (chemical element - Pb, atomic number 82)

Declension
Declension of Blei (uncountable)
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative ein das Blei
genitive eines des Bleies,
Bleis
dative einem dem Blei,
Bleie1
accusative ein das Blei
1Now uncommon, see notes
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