blott
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Norwegian Bokmål[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle Low German blot.
Adjective[edit]
blott (neuter singular blott, definite singular and plural blotte)
References[edit]
- “blott” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle Low German blot.
Adjective[edit]
blott (neuter singular blott, definite singular and plural blotte)
Swedish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle Low German blôt, from Old Saxon *blōt, from Proto-Germanic *blautaz. Doublet of blöt. Compare German bloß, Dutch bloot, Danish blot.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
blott (not comparable)
- mere
- komma undan med blotta förskräckelsen
- escape with mere surprise
- blotta ögat
- the naked eye
- (rare) exposed
Declension[edit]
Inflection of blott | |||
---|---|---|---|
Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | blott | — | — |
Neuter singular | blott | — | — |
Plural | blotta | — | — |
Masculine plural3 | blotte | — | — |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | blotte | — | — |
All | blotta | — | — |
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic |
Derived terms[edit]
Adverb[edit]
blott (not comparable)
Conjunction[edit]
blott
- but, if only
- Blott du mig ger ett enda litet ord, är jag din.
- If only you give me one little word, I'll be yours. (song lyrics)
References[edit]
- blott in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- blott in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- blott in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- blott in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
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