blei

== Dutch == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /blɛi̯/ Hyphenation: blei Rhymes: -ɛi̯ Homophone: blij === Etymology 1 === Unknown. ==== Noun ==== blei f (plural bleien, diminutive bleitje n) upper layer of sludge sludge === Etymology 2 === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) ==== Noun ==== blei f (plural bleien, diminutive bleitje n) cowardly woman dumb or naive girl === Etymology 3 === From Middle Dutch blei, from Old Dutch *bleia. From Proto-Germanic *blaigijǭ (“blay, bleak, gudgeon”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰleyk- (“to shine”). Cognate with English blay. ==== Noun ==== blei f (plural bleien, diminutive bleitje n) a type of carp; blay ===== Synonyms ===== (blay): bliek, beenvis === Etymology 4 === From Middle Dutch bli (“lead”). The normal etymological modern Dutch form is blij (“lead”). It is possible that the spelling was influenced by German Blei (“lead (metal)”). ==== Noun ==== blei n (plural bleien, diminutive bleitje n) alternative form of blij (“lead (metal)”) == Eastern Cham == === Alternative forms === ꨝꨵꨬ === Etymology === From Proto-Chamic [Term?], from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bəli, from Proto-Austronesian *bəli, *baliw. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bleɪ/ === Verb === blei to buy (to obtain for money) == Khasi == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /blej/ === Noun === blei m god ==== Derived terms ==== === References === Singh, U Nissor (1906), Khasi-English dictionary‎[1], Shillong: Eastern Bengal and Assam Secretariat Press, page 13. Searchable online at SEAlang.net. == Norwegian Bokmål == === Verb === blei past of bli == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Etymology 1 === ==== Verb ==== blei past tense of bli === Etymology 2 === ==== Noun ==== blei m (definite singular bleien, indefinite plural bleiar, definite plural bleiane) (pre-2012) alternative form of bleig == West Frisian == === Etymology === From Proto-Germanic *blaigijǭ (“blay, bleak, gudgeon”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰleyk- (“to shine”). === Pronunciation === (Clay) IPA(key): /blai̯/ (Wood) IPA(key): /blɛi̯/ === Noun === blei c (plural bleien, diminutive bleike) white bream slovenly, stupid woman; bitch; slut ==== Further reading ==== “blei (II)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011