blott

See also: blött and bløtt

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Middle Low German blot.

Adjective

blott (neuter singular blott, definite singular and plural blotte)

1. bare, naked

   med det blotte øye ― with the naked eye

References

• “blott” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Middle Low German blot.

Adjective

blott (neuter singular blott, definite singular and plural blotte)

1. bare, naked

   med det blotte auget ― with the naked eye

Swedish

Etymology

From Middle Low German blôt, from Old Saxon *blōt. Doublet of blöt. Compare German bloß, Dutch bloot, Danish blot.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /blɔtː/

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• Homophone: blått

Adjective

blott (not comparable)

1. mere

   komma undan med blotta förskräckelsen

   escape with mere surprise

   blotta ögat

   the naked eye

2. (rare) exposed

Declension

Inflection of blott

Indefinite	positive	comparative	superlative1
common singular	blott	—	—
neuter singular	blott	—	—
plural	blotta	—	—
masculine plural2	blotte	—	—
Definite	positive	comparative	superlative
masculine singular3	blotte	—	—
all	blotta	—	—

¹ The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
² Dated or archaic.
³ Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

Derived terms

• blottlägga
• blottställa

Adverb

blott (not comparable)

1. merely, just

   Blott en dag, ett ögonblick i sänder

   Just one day, a moment at a time (song lyrics)

Conjunction

blott

1. but, if only

   Blott du mig ger ett enda litet ord, är jag din.

   If only you give me one little word, I'll be yours. (song lyrics)

References

• blott in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• blott in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• blott in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• blott in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)