bloss

== German == === Adjective === bloss (strong nominative masculine singular blosser, comparative blosser, superlative am blossesten) Switzerland and Liechtenstein standard spelling of bloß ==== Declension ==== === Adverb === bloss Switzerland and Liechtenstein standard spelling of bloß == Swedish == === Etymology === From Old Swedish blos, blus, from Old Norse blys, from Proto-Germanic *blusją (“firebrand, torch”). Related to Swedish bläs (“blaze”). === Pronunciation === === Noun === bloss n drag, puff (on a cigarette, cigar, or pipe) (in "ta sig ett bloss") smoke (an instance of smoking a cigarette, cigar, etc., usually of a cigarette) (chiefly historical) softwood torch ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== halsbloss (“deep drag”) tomtebloss (“sparkler”) === References === “bloss”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “bloss”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) “bloss”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)