blettur in Icelandic

IPA: /ˈplɛhtʏr/ [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Rhymes: -ɛhtʏr Etymology: Given the Faroese and possibly Middle English cognates (see blot), assumed to be from Old Norse *blettr, although this word is only attested in copies of Norse texts from after the transition from Norse to Icelandic (where older, Norse-era copies have words like flekkr). Etymology templates: {{inh|is|non|*blettr}} Old Norse *blettr Head templates: {{is-noun|@@}} blettur m (genitive singular bletts, nominative plural blettir) Inflection templates: {{is-ndecl|m,,ir}} Forms: bletts [genitive, singular], blettir [nominative, plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], blettur [indefinite, nominative, singular], bletturinn [definite, nominative, singular], blettir [indefinite, nominative, plural], blettirnir [definite, nominative, plural], blett [accusative, indefinite, singular], blettinn [accusative, definite, singular], bletti [accusative, indefinite, plural], blettina [accusative, definite, plural], bletti [dative, indefinite, singular], blettinum [dative, definite, singular], blettum [dative, indefinite, plural], blettunum [dative, definite, plural], bletts [genitive, indefinite, singular], blettsins [definite, genitive, singular], bletta [genitive, indefinite, plural], blettanna [definite, genitive, plural]

Inflected forms

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{
  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "sósublettur"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "grasblettur"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "is",
        "2": "non",
        "3": "*blettr"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse *blettr",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Given the Faroese and possibly Middle English cognates (see blot), assumed to be from Old Norse *blettr, although this word is only attested in copies of Norse texts from after the transition from Norse to Icelandic (where older, Norse-era copies have words like flekkr).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "bletts",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "blettir",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "is-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "blettur",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bletturinn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "blettir",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "blettirnir",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "blett",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "blettinn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bletti",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "blettina",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bletti",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "blettinum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "blettum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "blettunum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bletts",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "blettsins",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bletta",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "blettanna",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "@@"
      },
      "expansion": "blettur m (genitive singular bletts, nominative plural blettir)",
      "name": "is-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m,,ir"
      },
      "name": "is-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Icelandic",
  "lang_code": "is",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "96 4",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Icelandic entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "stain, blot, patch"
      ],
      "id": "en-blettur-is-noun-0yYidyE7",
      "links": [
        [
          "stain",
          "stain"
        ],
        [
          "blot",
          "blot"
        ],
        [
          "patch",
          "patch"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "plot of land"
      ],
      "id": "en-blettur-is-noun-A2Nk8cmc",
      "links": [
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      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈplɛhtʏr/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛhtʏr"
    }
  ],
  "word": "blettur"
}

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{
  "categories": [
    "Icelandic entries with incorrect language header",
    "Icelandic lemmas",
    "Icelandic masculine nouns",
    "Icelandic nouns",
    "Icelandic terms derived from Old Norse",
    "Icelandic terms inherited from Old Norse",
    "Icelandic terms with redundant head parameter",
    "Pages with 2 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Rhymes:Icelandic/ɛhtʏr",
    "Rhymes:Icelandic/ɛhtʏr/2 syllables"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "sósublettur"
    },
    {
      "word": "grasblettur"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "is",
        "2": "non",
        "3": "*blettr"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse *blettr",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Given the Faroese and possibly Middle English cognates (see blot), assumed to be from Old Norse *blettr, although this word is only attested in copies of Norse texts from after the transition from Norse to Icelandic (where older, Norse-era copies have words like flekkr).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "bletts",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "blettir",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "is-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "blettur",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bletturinn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "blettir",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "blettirnir",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "blett",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "blettinn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bletti",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "blettina",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bletti",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "blettinum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "blettum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "blettunum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bletts",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "blettsins",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bletta",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "blettanna",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "@@"
      },
      "expansion": "blettur m (genitive singular bletts, nominative plural blettir)",
      "name": "is-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m,,ir"
      },
      "name": "is-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Icelandic",
  "lang_code": "is",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "stain, blot, patch"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "stain",
          "stain"
        ],
        [
          "blot",
          "blot"
        ],
        [
          "patch",
          "patch"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "plot of land"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "plot",
          "plot"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈplɛhtʏr/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛhtʏr"
    }
  ],
  "word": "blettur"
}

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"blettur" meaning in Icelandic

Noun

Inflected forms