blöd

== German == === Alternative forms === blöde (Northern Germany) === Etymology === From Middle High German blode, from Old High German blōdi, from Proto-Germanic *blauþijaz, *blauþaz (“weak, soft, timid”). Cognate with Old English blēaþ (“gentle, shy, cowardly, timid; slothful, inactive, effeminate”), English blate (“bashful, stupid”) and bloat (“be swollen, be worthless”) and Danish blød (“soft”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bløːt/ === Adjective === blöd (strong nominative masculine singular blöder, comparative blöder, superlative am blödesten or (rare) am blödsten) stupid, dim-witted Synonyms: einfältig, dumm, doof, geistesschwach Antonyms: gescheit, klug, schlau (obsolete) shy, timid [until 18th c.] ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Romanian: bleot === Further reading === “blöd” in Duden online “blöd” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache == Swedish == === Verb === blöd imperative of blöda