blij

== Czech == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈblɪj] Rhymes: -ɪj === Verb === blij second-person singular imperative of blít == Dutch == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /blɛi̯/ Hyphenation: blij Rhymes: -ɛi̯ Homophone: blei === Etymology 1 === With regular loss of intervocalic -d- from earlier blijde, from Middle Dutch blide, from Old Dutch *blīthi, from Proto-West Germanic *blīþī, from Proto-Germanic *blīþiz. ==== Adjective ==== blij (comparative blijer, superlative blijst) happy; momentarily. For generally in life, see gelukkig. glad ===== Declension ===== ===== Alternative forms ===== (archaic; sometimes still in fixed expressions) blijde ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Descendants ===== Berbice Creole Dutch: bli Negerhollands: bli, blie → Aukan: beleiti === Etymology 2 === From Middle Dutch bli (“lead (metal)”), from Old Dutch *blī, from Proto-West Germanic *blīwī, from Proto-Germanic *blīwiją. ==== Noun ==== blij n (plural blijen, diminutive blijtje n) (archaic) lead (metal) (archaic) the colour of lead ===== Synonyms ===== lood === Anagrams === bijl