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blika

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Icelandic

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Old Norse blíkja, from Proto-Germanic *blīkaną (to shine, gleam).

Noun

blika f (genitive singular bliku, nominative plural blikur)

  1. cirrostratus, rain cloud
    Synonym: skýjablika
  2. a veil of clouds (as can cover the sun)
Declension
More information singular, plural ...
Derived terms
  • blikur á lofti
  • lítast á blikuna
  • þokukennd blika (cirrostratus nebulosus)
  • þráðablika (cirrostratus fibratus)

Etymology 2

Verb

blika (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative blikaði, supine blikað)

  1. to gleam, twinkle
  2. (of the air or sky or impersonal) to look as if heavy weather is coming
Conjugation
More information infinitive nafnháttur, supine sagnbót ...
1 Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.

Etymology 3

Noun

blika n

  1. indefinite genitive plural of blik

Etymology 4

Noun

blika m

  1. indefinite accusative singular of bliki
  2. indefinite dative singular of bliki
  3. indefinite genitive singular of bliki
  4. indefinite accusative plural of bliki
  5. indefinite genitive plural of bliki
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Old Frisian

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *blīkan, from Proto-Germanic *blīkaną (to gleam, shine).

Verb

*blīka

  1. to appear

Conjugation

More information infinitive, indicative ...

Descendants

  • West Frisian: blyckjen, blike
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