blij
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈblɪj]
- Rhymes: -ɪj
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /blɛi̯/
audio (file) - Hyphenation: blij
- Rhymes: -ɛi̯
- Homophone: blei
Etymology 1
With regular loss of intervocalic -d- from earlier blijde, from Middle Dutch blide, from Old Dutch *blīthi, from Proto-West Germanic *blīþī, from Proto-Germanic *blīþiz.
Adjective
Inflection
Inflection of blij | ||||
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uninflected | blij | |||
inflected | blije | |||
comparative | blijer | |||
positive | comparative | superlative | ||
predicative/adverbial | blij | blijer | het blijst het blijste | |
indefinite | m./f. sing. | blije | blijere | blijste |
n. sing. | blij | blijer | blijste | |
plural | blije | blijere | blijste | |
definite | blije | blijere | blijste | |
partitive | blijs | blijers | — |
Alternative forms
- (archaic; sometimes still in fixed expressions) blijde
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From Middle Dutch bli (“lead (metal)”).
Noun
blij n (plural blijen, diminutive blijtje n)
- (archaic) lead (metal)
- (archaic) the colour of lead
Synonyms
Anagrams
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