ble

See also: BLE and blé

Catalan

Noun

ble m (plural blens)

  1. wick

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse blæja (“sheet, blanket”). Compare Norwegian Bokmål bleie, Swedish blöja

Noun

ble c (singular definite bleen, plural indefinite bleer)

  1. diaper, nappy; An absorbent garment worn by a baby, or by someone who is incontinent.

Inflection
Declension of ble
common
gender		 Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative ble bleen bleer bleerne
genitive bles bleens bleers bleernes

Haitian Creole

Etymology

From French bleu (“blue”).

Adjective

ble

  1. blue

Lakota

Noun

ble

  1. lake

Neapolitan

Alternative forms

Noun

ble ? (please add the plural)

  1. blue

Norwegian Bokmål

Verb

ble

  1. past tense of bli

Welsh

Alternative forms

Etymology

Contraction of ba le from pa le (“which place”), mutated so as to show adverbial usage.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /bleː/

Adverb

ble

  1. where

Mutation

Mutation of ble is unusual in that its mutated forms derive from the original pa le, resulting in ble (soft), mhle (soft) and phle (aspirate). Usage of mhle and phle is limited, if at all found in the case of the latter, with users preferring an unmutable ble in all contexts.

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