bladder

== English == === Alternative forms === blather, blether (Scotland) === Etymology === From Middle English bladdre, bleddre, bladder, bledder, from Old English blæddre, a variant of blǣdre, blēdre (“blister, bladder”), from Proto-West Germanic *blādrā, from Proto-Germanic *blēdrǭ, *bladrǭ (“blister, bladder”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈblædə/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈblædɚ/ Rhymes: -ædə(ɹ) Hyphenation: blad‧der === Noun === bladder (plural bladders) (zoology) A flexible sac that can expand and contract and that holds liquids or gases. Synonym: vesica (anatomy) Specifically, the urinary bladder. Synonym: vesica (botany) A hollow, inflatable organ of a plant. The inflatable bag inside various balls used in sports, such as footballs and rugby balls. A container in the form of a flexible bag. A sealed plastic bag that contains wine and is usually packaged in a cask. (figurative) Anything inflated, empty, or unsound. ==== Hypernyms ==== urogenital sinus - embryological precursor ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === bladder (third-person singular simple present bladders, present participle bladdering, simple past and past participle bladdered) To swell out like a bladder with air; to inflate. (transitive) To store or put up in bladders. == Dutch == === Etymology === From Middle Dutch blader: see blaar. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈblɑ.dər/ Hyphenation: blad‧der Rhymes: -ɑdər === Noun === bladder f or m (plural bladders, diminutive bladdertje n) blister, particularly of paint == Middle English == === Noun === bladder alternative form of bladdre