blik

== English == === Etymology === Coined by R. M. Hare in 1950. === Noun === blik (plural bliks) (philosophy) An unfalsifiable belief underpinning a worldview. === Anagrams === bilk == Danish == === Etymology 1 === From Middle Low German blick, from Old Saxon blikan. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /blek/, [b̥leɡ̊] ==== Noun ==== blik n (singular definite blikket, plural indefinite blikke) a look, a glance ===== Inflection ===== === Etymology 2 === From Old Norse blik, from Middle Low German blick. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /blek/, [b̥leɡ̊] ==== Noun ==== blik n (archaic) calm sea, dead calm ===== Usage notes ===== Only used in the compounds blikstille ("dead calm", adjective and noun) and havblik ("dead calm", "calm sea"). === Etymology 3 === From Middle Low German bleck, from Old Saxon *blek, from Proto-West Germanic *blik, from Proto-Germanic *bliką (“metal”). ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /blek/, [b̥leɡ̊] ==== Noun ==== blik n (singular definite blikket, not used in plural form) sheet metal (of any metal, e.g. aluminium or tin-coated iron) == Dutch == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /blɪk/ Hyphenation: blik Rhymes: -ɪk === Etymology 1 === From Middle Dutch blic, ultimately from the root of blijken (“to appear”). ==== Noun ==== blik m (plural blikken, diminutive blikje n) a glance a manner of looking (obsolete) a ray, a beam ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Descendants ===== Afrikaans: blik → Sranan Tongo: blek === Etymology 2 === From Middle Dutch blic. Related to bleek. Compare German Blech. ==== Noun ==== blik n (plural blikken, diminutive blikje n) a can, a tin (container) sheet metal, tin plate; the metallic material tins are made of, often coated with tin or pewter a dustpan ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Descendants ===== === Etymology 3 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Verb ==== blik inflection of blikken: first-person singular present indicative (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative imperative == Icelandic == === Etymology === See blika (“to shine, gleam”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /plɪːk/ Rhymes: -ɪːk === Noun === blik n (genitive singular bliks, nominative plural blik) gleam, twinkle ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== augnablik ==== Related terms ==== blika == Polish == === Etymology === Borrowed from German Blick. First attested in 1689. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈblik/ Rhymes: -ik Syllabification: blik === Noun === blik m inan (art) impasto paint (photography) light leak ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === References === === Further reading === blik in Polish dictionaries at PWN