blaag

Dutch

Etymology

Compare western German colloquial or dialectal Blag (“kid”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /blaːx/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -aːx

Noun

blaag m (plural blagen, diminutive blaagje n)

  1. child, kid, only said of minors, in this sense usually in the plural
    Synonyms: kind, telg
  2. rascal, brat
    Synonyms: deugniet, kwajongen, rakker

Derived terms
  • blagerig

References
  • M. J. Koenen & J. Endepols, Verklarend Handwoordenboek der Nederlandse Taal (tevens Vreemde-woordentolk), Groningen, Wolters-Noordhoff, 1969 (26th edition) [Dutch dictionary in Dutch]

German Low German

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Low German blaw.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /blɔːx/, /blɒːx/ (more on the merger of monophthongal A and O)

Adjective

blaag

  1. (in several dialects) blue

Manx

Etymology

blaa +‎ -ag

Noun

blaag f (genitive singular [please provide], plural [please provide])

  1. floret

Mutation
Manx mutation
RadicalLenitionEclipsis
blaagvlaagmlaag
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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