bleka
Norwegian Bokmål
Alternative forms
Verb
bleka
- inflection of bleke:
- simple past
- past participle
Swedish
Pronunciation
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Etymology 1
Adjective
bleka
- inflection of blek:
- definite singular
- plural
Etymology 2
Noun
bleka c
- the fish pollock (Pollachius pollachius)
Declension
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)
- (transitive) to bleach; to make whiter or paler
Conjugation
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.
Related terms
Further reading
- bleka in Svensk ordbok.