*blaikaz

Runic: ᛒᛚᚨᛁᚲᚨᛉ Pronunciation: /ˈblɑi̯.kɑz/

adjective · a-stem

Meanings

pale, white

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *bʰloyǵ-ó-s, from root *bʰleyǵ- (‘to shine’). Ultimately from root *bʰel- (‘to blaze; glow; bright flame; white’). By synchronic analysis, an o-grade adjective formed from *blīkaną (‘to gleam, shine’).

Declension

Strong declension

Case	Sg. Masc.	Sg. Fem.	Sg. Neut.	Pl. Masc.	Pl. Fem.	Pl. Neut.
Nom.	blaikaz	blaikō	blaiką, -atō	blaikai	blaikôz	blaikō
Acc.	blaikanǭ	blaikǭ	blaiką, -atō	blaikanz	blaikōz	blaikō
Gen.	blaikas, -is	blaikaizōz	blaikas, -is	blaikaizǫ̂	blaikaizǫ̂	blaikaizǫ̂
Dat.	blaikammai	blaikaizōi	blaikammai	blaikaimaz	blaikaimaz	blaikaimaz
Inst.	blaikanō	blaikaizō	blaikanō	blaikaimiz	blaikaimiz	blaikaimiz

Weak declension

Case	Sg. Masc.	Sg. Fem.	Sg. Neut.	Pl. Masc.	Pl. Fem.	Pl. Neut.
Nom.	blaikô	blaikǭ	blaikô	blaikaniz	blaikōniz	blaikōnō
Acc.	blaikanų	blaikōnų	blaikô	blaikanunz	blaikōnunz	blaikōnō
Gen.	blaikiniz	blaikōniz	blaikiniz	blaikanǫ̂	blaikōnǫ̂	blaikanǫ̂
Dat.	blaikini	blaikōni	blaikini	blaikammaz	blaikōmaz	blaikammaz
Inst.	blaikinē	blaikōnē	blaikinē	blaikammiz	blaikōmiz	blaikammiz

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Descendants

*blaik (Proto-West Germanic)
- *blēc (Old Dutch)
  - blêec (Middle Dutch)
    - bleik (Limburgish)
*blaik (Proto-West Germanic)
- *blēc (Old Dutch)
  - blêec (Middle Dutch)
    - bleek (Dutch)
      - bleek (Afrikaans)
*blaik (Proto-West Germanic)
- blāc, blǣc, blǣċ (Old English)
  - blac, blak, bleke, bleche (Middle English)
    - blake, bleak, bleach (English)
*blaik (Proto-West Germanic)
- bleih, blaih (Old High German)
  - bleich (Middle High German)
    - bleich (German)
    - bleech (Luxembourgish)
    - בלייך (bleykh) (Yiddish)
*blaik (Proto-West Germanic)
- blēk (Old Saxon)
  - blek, bleik (Middle Low German)
    - bleek, blek, bleik (Low German)
bleikr (Old Norse)
- bleikur (Faroese)
- blaikar (Gutnish)
- bleikur (Icelandic)
bleikr (Old Norse)
- bleik (Middle English)
  - blake, bleak (English)
  - bleg, blaiken (Scots)
bleikr (Old Norse)
- bleik (Norwegian Nynorsk)
  - bleik (Norwegian Bokmål)
bleikr (Old Norse)
- blēk (Old Danish)
  - bleg (Danish)
    - blek (Norwegian Bokmål)
bleikr (Old Norse)
- blēker (Old Swedish)
  - blek (Swedish)
*laikka (Proto-Finnic)

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