blek

Icelandic

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /plɛːk/
    Rhymes: -ɛːk

Noun

blek n (genitive singular bleks, no plural)

  1. ink
  2. (figuratively) strong coffee

Declension
declension of blek
n-s singular
indefinite definite
nominative blek blekið
accusative blek blekið
dative bleki blekinu
genitive bleks bleksins

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From Old Norse bleikr

Alternative forms

Adjective

blek (neuter singular blekt, definite singular and plural bleke, comparative blekere, indefinite superlative blekest, definite superlative blekeste)

  1. pale
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Verb

blek

  1. imperative of bleke

References

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse bleikr, from Proto-Germanic *blaikaz.

Pronunciation
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Adjective

blek (comparative blekare, superlative blekast)

  1. pale (light in color)
  2. livid, pallid, bleak
  3. ficitional, mendacious

Declension
Inflection of blek
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular blek blekare blekast
Neuter singular blekt blekare blekast
Plural bleka blekare blekast
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 bleke blekare blekaste
All bleka blekare blekaste
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.
2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.

Verb

blek

  1. imperative of bleka.
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