bloot

== Dutch == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bloːt/ Hyphenation: bloot Rhymes: -oːt Homophone: blood === Etymology 1 === From Middle Dutch bloot, from Old Dutch *blōt, from Proto-West Germanic *blaut, from Proto-Germanic *blautaz. Cognate with German bloß, Old English blēat, Old Norse blautr. ==== Adjective ==== bloot (comparative bloter, superlative blootst) (literally) bare, naked, nude unprotected, uncovered unaided simple, uncomplicated ===== Declension ===== ===== Synonyms ===== (naked): naakt (uncovered): kaal ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Descendants ===== Jersey Dutch: blôt Negerhollands: bloot → Papiamentu: blo, bloot ==== Noun ==== bloot n (uncountable, diminutive blootje n) nakedness, especially as art subject or in porn === Etymology 2 === ==== Noun ==== bloot f (plural bloten, diminutive blootje n) alternative form of ploot === References === M. J. Koenen & J. Endepols, Verklarend Handwoordenboek der Nederlandse Taal (tevens Vreemde-woordentolk), Groningen, Wolters-Noordhoff, 1969 (26th edition) [Dutch dictionary in Dutch]