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
  • Audio(file)
  • 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
declension of blak
n-s singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative blak blakið blök blökin
accusative blak blakið blök blökin
dative blaki blakinu blökum blökunum
genitive blaks blaksins blaka blakanna

Synonyms
  • (light blow): skellur, högg

Derived terms
(volleyball): def. derived terms
  • strandblak
(light blow): def. syn. derived terms
  • bera blak af einhverjum (to protect somebody, to make excuses for somebody)

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old English blæc, from Proto-Germanic *blakaz.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /blak/, /blaːk/

Adjective

blak (inflected form blake, comparative blakker, superlative blakkest)

  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
             red ; cremesyn, gernet              citrine, aumbre ; broun, tawne              yelow, dorry ; canevas
             grasgrene              grene             
             plunket ; ewage              asure, livid              blewe, blo, pers
             violet ; inde              rose, murrey ; purpel              claret

Tok Pisin

Etymology

From English black.

Adjective

blak

  1. black
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