"blæcce" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Old English]

IPA: /ˈblæt.t͡ʃe/
Etymology: Related to blæc (“black”), presumably from Proto-West Germanic *blakkjā, from *blak (“black”) + *-jā. Etymology templates: {{inh|ang|gmw-pro|*blakkjā}} Proto-West Germanic *blakkjā, {{af|gmw-pro|*blak|*-jā|nocat=1|t1=black}} *blak (“black”) + *-jā Head templates: {{ang-noun|f|head=blæċċe}} blæċċe f, {{tlb|ang|West Saxon}} (West Saxon) Inflection templates: {{ang-decl-noun-n-f|blæċċ}}, {{ang-decl-noun|blæċċe|blæċċan|blæċċan|blæċċan|blæċċan|blæċċena|blæċċan|blæċċum|num=|title=|type=weak n-stem}} Forms: blæċċe [canonical, feminine], no-table-tags [table-tags], blæċċe [nominative, singular], blæċċan [nominative, plural], blæċċan [accusative, singular], blæċċan [accusative, plural], blæċċan [genitive, singular], blæċċena [genitive, plural], blæċċan [dative, singular], blæċċum [dative, plural], *bleċċe [alternative, Mercian]
  1. blackness Tags: West-Saxon
    Sense id: en-blæcce-ang-noun-GAE3F90- Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, West Saxon Old English Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 93 7 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 59 41 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 60 40 Disambiguation of West Saxon Old English: 80 20
  2. that which is black Tags: West-Saxon
    Sense id: en-blæcce-ang-noun-0dOcGAlb Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 59 41
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        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "*bleċċe",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "Mercian"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f",
        "head": "blæċċe"
      },
      "expansion": "blæċċe f",
      "name": "ang-noun"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "West Saxon"
      },
      "expansion": "(West Saxon)",
      "name": "tlb"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "blæċċ"
      },
      "name": "ang-decl-noun-n-f"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "blæċċe",
        "2": "blæċċan",
        "3": "blæċċan",
        "4": "blæċċan",
        "5": "blæċċan",
        "6": "blæċċena",
        "7": "blæċċan",
        "8": "blæċċum",
        "num": "",
        "title": "",
        "type": "weak n-stem"
      },
      "name": "ang-decl-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old English",
  "lang_code": "ang",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "blackness"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "blackness",
          "blackness"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "West-Saxon"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "that which is black"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "black",
          "black"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "West-Saxon"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈblæt.t͡ʃe/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "blæcce"
}

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