bliksem

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Afrikaans bliksem. === Noun === bliksem (plural bliksems) (colloquial, South Africa) bastard, arsehole, sod. === Verb === bliksem (third-person singular simple present bliksems, present participle blikseming or bliksemming, simple past and past participle bliksemed or bliksemmed) (transitive, colloquial, South Africa) To beat up. == Afrikaans == === Etymology === From Dutch bliksem, from Middle Dutch blexeme, from Old Dutch blikisni (“lightning bolts”), ultimately from a Proto-Germanic derivation of Proto-Indo-European *bʰleyǵ-. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈblək.səm/ === Interjection === bliksem damnit! === Noun === bliksem (plural bliksems, diminutive bliksempie) (uncountable, dated) lightning (colloquial) bastard, arsehole, sod ==== Usage notes ==== Due to the fact that this is also used as an expletive, the usage of this word to mean "lightning" has seen a steady decline. Weerlig is more commonly used instead. ==== Synonyms ==== (electrical discharge): weerlig, blits ==== Derived terms ==== bliksemstraal === Verb === bliksem (present bliksem, present participle bliksemende, past participle gebliksem) (colloquial) to hit, to beat up == Dutch == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈblɪk.səm/ Hyphenation: blik‧sem === Etymology 1 === From Middle Dutch blexeme, from Old Dutch blikisni (“lightning bolts”), ultimately from a Proto-Germanic derivation of Proto-Indo-European *bʰleyǵ-. ==== Noun ==== bliksem m (plural bliksems, diminutive bliksempje n) lightning ===== Synonyms ===== hemelvuur (Flanders) hemellicht (silent lightning) weerlicht ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Descendants ===== Afrikaans: bliksem Negerhollands: blix → Papiamentu: bliksem ===== See also ===== donder onweer === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Verb ==== bliksem inflection of bliksemen: first-person singular present indicative (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative imperative