bleka

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

Verb

bleka

  1. inflection of bleke:
    1. simple past
    2. past participle

Swedish

Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

Adjective

bleka

  1. inflection of blek:
    1. definite singular
    2. plural

Etymology 2

Noun

bleka c

  1. the fish pollock (Pollachius pollachius)
Declension
Declension of bleka
nominative genitive
singular indefinite bleka blekas
definite blekan blekans
plural indefinite blekor blekors
definite blekorna blekornas
Synonyms
  • lyrtorsk

Etymology 3

From Old Swedish blēkia, from Old Norse bleikja, from Proto-Germanic *blaikijaną, from *blaikaz, whence also blek.

Verb

bleka (present bleker, preterite blekte, supine blekt, imperative blek)

  1. (transitive) to bleach; to make whiter or paler
Conjugation
Conjugation of bleka (weak)
active passive
infinitive bleka blekas
supine blekt blekts
imperative blek
imper. plural1 bleken
present past present past
indicative bleker blekte bleks, blekes blektes
ind. plural1 bleka blekte blekas blektes
subjunctive2 bleke blekte blekes blektes
present participle blekande
past participle blekt

1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

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