Afrikaans

Interjection

bliksem

1. damnit!

Noun

bliksem ‎(plural bliksems, diminutive bliksempie)

1. (uncountable, dated) lightning
2. (colloquial) bastard, arsehole, sod

Derived terms

• bliksemstraal

Synonyms

• (electrical discharge): weerlig, blits

Usage notes

• Due to the fact that this is also used as an expletive, the usage of this word to mean "lightning" has seen a steady decline. Weerlig is more commonly used instead.

Verb

bliksem ‎(present bliksem, present participle bliksemende, past participle gebliksem)

1. (colloquial) to hit, to beat up

   Ek sal jou bliksem!‎

   I will beat you up!

Dutch

Pronunciation

Etymology

From Middle Dutch [Term?] blexeme, from Old Dutch [Term?] blikisni ‎(“lightning bolts”), ultimately from a Proto-Germanic derivation of Proto-Indo-European *bʰleyǵ-.

Noun

bliksem m ‎(plural bliksems, diminutive bliksempje n)

1. lightning

Synonyms

• hemelvuur
• (Flanders) hemellicht
• (silent lightning) weerlicht

Derived terms

• bliksemen
• bliksemflits
• blikseminslag
• bliksemlicht
• bliksempijl
• bliksemschicht
• bliksemstraal
• bolbliksem

See also

• donder
• onweer

Verb

bliksem

1. first-person singular present indicative of bliksemen
2. imperative of bliksemen