Blesse

See also: blesse

German

Etymology

Middle High German blasse, Old High German blassa, from Proto-West Germanic *blasī, from Proto-Germanic *blasį̄. Cognate with Dutch bles.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈblɛsə/
  • Homophone: Blässe
  • (file)

Noun

Blesse f (genitive Blesse, plural Blessen)

  1. blaze (white or lighter-coloured marking on a horse's face)
  2. (by extension) horse with such a marking
    • 1924, Thomas Mann, Der Zauberberg [The Magic Mountain], volume 2, Berlin: S. Fischer, page 466:
      Sie hatten beste Fahrt. Die Pferde, muntere Blessen alle vier, gedrungen, glatt und satt, schlugen in festem Takt die gute Straße, die noch nicht staubte.
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Declension
Declension of Blesse [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Blesse die Blessen
genitive einer der Blesse der Blessen
dative einer der Blesse den Blessen
accusative eine die Blesse die Blessen

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