English

Alternative forms

• blaud (Scotland)

Noun

blad ‎(plural blads)

1. (Scotland) A portfolio; a blotting-book or blotting-pad.
2. (Australia, wholesale, food trade) A single sheet for use in a display book, illustrating a particular product available from a wholesaler.

Usage notes

• In Australia, this term is normally only used in the confectionery and soft drink markets.

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch blad.

Noun

blad ‎(plural blaaie, diminutive blaadjie)

1. sheet of paper
2. (informal) newspaper

Related terms

• blaar

Danish

Etymology 1

From Old Norse blað, from Proto-Germanic *bladą, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰlh̥₃oto, from *bʰleh₃-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /blad/, [b̥lað]

Noun

blad n (singular definite bladet, plural indefinite blade)

1. leaf
2. petal
3. blade
4. sheet
5. newspaper, paper
6. periodical
7. magazine

Inflection

Derived terms

• blade
• bladre

See also

• blad on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^da

Etymology 2

See blade ‎(“to turn over pages”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /blaːd/, [b̥laːˀð], [b̥laðˀ]

Verb

blad

1. imperative of blade

Dutch

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɑt
• IPA^(key): /blɑt/

Etymology

From Middle Dutch blat, from Old Dutch *blat, from Proto-Germanic *bladą, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰlh̥₃oto, from *bʰleh₃-. Compare German Blatt, West Frisian bled, English blade, Danish blad.

Noun

blad n ‎(plural bladeren or blaren, diminutive blaadje n)

1. leaf (of a plant)

Noun

blad n ‎(plural bladen, diminutive blaadje n)

1. sheet of paper, page, leaf (in a book)
2. magazine
3. the flat section on the upper side of a table or desk
4. the broad, flat blade of a weapon or tool; a blade

Synonyms

• (flat table side): tafelblad

Derived terms

• bladgroen
• bladschede
• bladverliezend
• bladvormig
• bloemblad
• dagblad
• klaverblad
• maandblad
• tafelblad
• weekblad

Related terms

• lover

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse blað, from Proto-Germanic *bladą, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰlh̥₃oto, from *bʰleh₃-.

Noun

blad n ‎(definite singular bladet, indefinite plural blad or blader, definite plural blada or bladene)

1. a blade (sharp-edged or pointed working end of a tool or utensil)
2. a leaf
3. a newspaper, magazine or periodical

Derived terms

References

• “blad” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse blað, from Proto-Germanic *bladą, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰlh̥₃oto, from *bʰleh₃-.

Noun

blad n ‎(definite singular bladet, indefinite plural blad, definite plural blada)

1. a blade (as above)
2. a leaf
3. a newspaper, magazine or periodical

Derived terms

References

• “blad” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *bladą, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰlh̥₃oto, from *bʰleh₃-. Compare Old English blæd, Old Frisian bled, Old High German blat, Old Norse blað.

Noun

blad n

1. leaf

Declension

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish blaþ, from Old Norse blað, from Proto-Germanic *bladą, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰlh̥₃otom, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₃-.

Pronunciation

Noun

blad n

1. (botany) Blade, leaf; an organ of a plant.
2. Page; one side of a leaf of a book
3. Leaf, sheet; a piece of paper
4. Blade; the sharp-edged or pointed working end of a tool or utensil

Declension

Synonyms

• (an organ of a plant): löv
• (one side of a leaf of a book): sida
• (a piece of paper): ark, papper
• (the sharp-edged or pointed working end of a tool or utensil): klinga

Derived terms

• blada
• bladverk
• bladspenat
• knivblad
• svärdsblad
• yxblad

Torres Strait Creole

Etymology

From English blood.

Noun

blad

1. blood