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

Related terms

• blaka

Synonyms

• kast

Etymology 2

From Old Irish bláthach. Compare Scottish Gaelic blàthach.

Noun

blak n (genitive singular blaks, uncountable)

1. buttermilk

Declension

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

• blake

Adjective

blak

1. black (of a black color)

Descendants

• English: black

Tok Pisin

Etymology

From English black.

Adjective

blak

1. black