blíða

See also: blida, Blida, and bliða

Icelandic

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpliːða/
  • Rhymes: -iːða

Noun

blíða f (genitive singular blíðu, nominative plural blíður)

  1. gentleness, tenderness
    Synonym: mildi
  2. mild weather
    Synonym: blíðviðri
  3. affection
    Synonyms: ástúð, hlýhugur

Declension

Declension of blíða (feminine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative blíða blíðan blíður blíðurnar
accusative blíðu blíðuna blíður blíðurnar
dative blíðu blíðunni blíðum blíðunum
genitive blíðu blíðunnar blíða, blíðna blíðanna, blíðnanna

Derived terms

  • blíðalogn (“a calm, a dead calm”)
  • í blíðu og stríðu (“both in times of good and bad”); compare Danish i medgang og modgang
  • selja blíðu sína (“to sell one's body”) (synonym stunda vændi)
  • sólskinsblíða
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