Faroese

Noun

blað n (genitive singular blaðs, plural bløð)

1. leaf
2. sheet, page
3. newspaper
4. deck of cards; playing card
5. (knife) blade
6. (ship's propeller) blade
7. (oar) blade

Declension

Synonyms

2. ark

3. dagblað, tíðindablað, avís

4. kortablað; spælikort

6. skrúvublað

Derived terms

• blaðlús

Related terms

• grein
• leyv
• leyvfellandi

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse blað, from Proto-Germanic *bladą, maybe from Proto-Indo-European *bʰlh̥₃oto, from *bʰleh₃-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /plaːð/
• Rhymes: -aːð

Noun

blað n ‎(genitive singular blaðs, nominative plural blöð)

1. a sheet of paper ^syn.
2. a newspaper or magazine ^syn.
3. leaf ^syn.
4. (of grass) blade
5. (of a knife, sword) blade ^syn.
6. (music) reed (thin piece in a woodwind instrument that vibrates to produce sound)

Declension

Synonyms

• (sheet of paper): ^def. pappírsstykki
• (newspaper or magazine): ^def. dagblað, tímarit
• (leaf): ^def. lauf, laufblað
• (blade of a sword): ^def. egg

Derived terms

• saurblað
• paxblað
• morgunblað
• dagblað
• saxófónblað

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *bladą, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰlh̥₃oto, from *bʰleh₃-. Compare Old English blæd (English blade), Old Frisian bled (West Frisian bled), Old Saxon blad, Old High German blat (German Blatt).

Noun

blað n

1. a leaf of a plant
2. herb

Descendants

Synonyms

• (leaf): lauf n (especially of trees)