blåsa

See also: blasa, blása, blasé, and Blase

Elfdalian

Etymology

From Old Norse blása, from Proto-Germanic *blēsaną. Cognate with Swedish blåsa, Norwegian Nynorsk blåsa and Danish blæse

Verb

blåsa

  1. to blow

Inflection
Conjugation of blåsa — active
infinitive blåsa
present participle blåsend
supine bläseð
indicative present past
1st singular blås blis
2nd singular blås blis
3rd singular blås blis
1st plural blåsum blisum
2nd plural blåsið blisið
3rd plural blåsa blisu
imperative present
2nd singular blås
1st plural blåsum
2nd plural blåsið

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse blása.

Verb

blåsa (present tense blåser or blæs, past tense blåste or bles, supine blåst or blåse, past participle blåst or blåsen, present participle blåsande, imperative blås)

  1. to blow
    blåsa opp ― to inflate, blow up
    blåsa ut lysa ― to blow out the candles
  2. to play a wind instrument

Derived terms

References

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse blása (“to blow”), from Proto-Germanic *blēsaną. Cognate with Elfdalian blåsa, Norwegian Nynorsk blåsa and Danish blæse

Pronunciation
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Noun

blåsa c

  1. a bleb, a bubble
  2. (anatomy) a bladder, a vesica
  3. (medicine) a blister, a bulla
  4. (colloquial) a party dress

Declension
Declension of blåsa 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative blåsa blåsan blåsor blåsorna
Genitive blåsas blåsans blåsors blåsornas

Compounds

Verb

blåsa (present blåser, preterite blåste, supine blåst, imperative blås)

  1. to blow; to produce an air current
  2. to blow; to be propelled by, or to propel by, an air current
  3. to blow; to create or shape by blowing; as in blåsa bubblor (blow bubbles), blåsa glas (blow glass)
  4. (music) to play (a wind instrument)
  5. (colloquial) to dupe, diddle, hoodwink
    Han blev blåst på pengar
    He was cheated out of money
    Jag tror de blåste dig
    I think they pulled a fast one on you

Conjugation
Conjugation of blåsa (weak)
Active Passive
Infinitive blåsa blåsas
Supine blåst blåsts
Imperative blås —
Imper. plural1 blåsen —
Present Past Present Past
Indicative blåser blåste blåses blåstes
Ind. plural1 blåsa blåste blåsas blåstes
Subjunctive2 blåse blåste blåses blåstes
Participles
Present participle blåsande
Past participle blåst
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Derived terms

Compounds

Further reading
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