blak

Faroese

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /plɛaːk/
    Rhymes: -ɛaːk

Etymology 1

verbal noun of blaka

Noun

blak n (genitive singular blaks, plural bløk)

  1. a thrown object
  2. a throw
Declension
Declension of blak
n5 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative blak blakið bløk bløkini
accusative blak blakið bløk bløkini
dative blaki blakinum bløkum bløkunum
genitive blaks blaksins blaka blakanna
Synonyms
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Old Irish bláthach via Early Middle Scots. Compare Scottish Gaelic blàthach.

Noun

blak n (genitive singular blaks, uncountable)

  1. buttermilk
Declension
Declension of blak (singular only)
n5s singular
indefinite definite
nominative blak blakið
accusative blak blakið
dative blaki blakinum
genitive blaks blaksins
Synonyms
  • blaðak

German

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -aːk

Verb

blak

  1. Imperative singular of blaken.
  2. (colloquial) First-person singular present of blaken.

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse blak.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /plaːk/
    Rhymes: -aːk

Noun

blak n (genitive singular blaks, nominative plural blök)

  1. flapping, waving (e.g. in the wind)
  2. a light blow
  3. (sports) volleyball
  4. the tail of a halibut

Declension

Synonyms

  • (light blow): skellur, högg

Derived terms

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old English blæc

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /blak/, /blaːk/

Adjective

blak

  1. black (of a black color)
  2. black (having black skin)
  3. black-haired
  4. dark, blackish

Descendants

See also

Colors in Middle English · coloures, hewes (layout · text)
     whit      grey, hor      blak      broun, tawne
             claret              red ; cremesyn, gernet              citrine, aumbre              yelow, dorry ; canevas
             grasgrene              grene                           plunket ; ewage
             asure, livid              blewe, blo, pers              violet ; inde              rose, murrey ; purpel

Tok Pisin

Etymology

From English black.

Adjective

blak

  1. black
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