blott
Norwegian Bokmål
editEtymology
editFrom Middle Low German blot.
Adjective
editblott (neuter singular blott, definite singular and plural blotte)
References
edit- “blott” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
editEtymology
editFrom Middle Low German blot.
Adjective
editblott (neuter singular blott, definite singular and plural blotte)
Swedish
editEtymology
editFrom Middle Low German blôt, from Old Saxon *blōt. Doublet of blöt. Compare German bloß, Dutch bloot, Danish blot.
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editblott (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
editAdverb
editblott (not comparable)
Conjunction
editblott
- 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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