German

Noun

Blei n ‎(genitive Bleis or Bleies, no plural)

1. lead (chemical element - Pb, atomic number 82)

Declension

• Previous: Thallium; Next: Bismut

Related terms

• Bleistift
• bleiern
• Bleifuß
• Senkblei
• verbleien
• bleifrei

Dutch

Noun

blei f ‎(plural bleien, diminutive bleitje n)

1. upper layer of sludge
2. sludge

Etymology 2

Noun

blei f ‎(plural bleien, diminutive bleitje n)

1. cowardly woman
2. dumb or naive girl

Etymology 3

Cognate with English blay.

Noun

blei f ‎(plural bleien, diminutive bleitje n)

1. a type of carp; blay

Synonyms

• (blay): bliek, beenvis

Etymology 4

From Middle Dutch bli ‎(“lead”). The normal etymological modern Dutch form is blij ‎(“lead”). It is possible that the spelling was influenced by German Blei ‎(“lead (metal)”).

Noun

blei n ‎(plural bleien, diminutive bleitje n)

1. Alternative form of blij ‎(“lead (metal)”)

Norwegian Bokmål

Verb

blei

1. past tense of bli

Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

blei

1. past tense of bli

West Frisian

Pronunciation

IPA: /blaɪ/, /blæɪ/, /bleɪ/

Noun

blei c ‎(plural bleien)

1. white bream
2. slovenly, stupid woman; bitch; ****