Albanian

Proper noun

Blat m

1. A male given name

Related terms

• blehurë
• Blend
• Bled

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Old High German (*)blad, northern variant of blat, from Proto-Germanic *bladą. Cognate with German Blatt, Dutch blad, English blade.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /blaːt/
  • Rhymes: -aːt

Noun

Blat n ‎(plural Blieder)

1. leaf (of a plant)
2. sheet, leaf (of paper)
3. blade (of a tool)

English

Verb

blat ‎(third-person singular simple present blats, present participle blatting, simple past and past participle blatted)

1. To cry, as a calf or sheep; to bleat.
2. To make a senseless noise.
3. To talk inconsiderately.
4. To produce an overrich or overblown sound on a brass instrument such as a trumpet, trombone, or tuba.

Translations

Anagrams

• Balt

Etymology 2

Russian блат ‎(blat), from Polish blat ‎(“cover, umbrella”) or Yiddish בלאַט ‎(blat, “leaf, list”)

Noun

blat ‎(uncountable)

1. Connections; relationships; one's social or business network (in Russian or Soviet society).

   To open a new business in Russia you need blat.

Translations

Synonyms

• guanxi (from Chinese)

Catalan

Etymology

From Medieval Latin blādum, from Frankish *blād ‎(“field produce”), from Proto-Germanic *blēdaz, *blēdō ‎(“flower, leaf”), from Proto-Indo-European *bhlēdh-, *bhlōw-, *bhol- ‎(“to flower; leaf”). Compare French blé.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -at

Noun

blat m ‎(uncountable)

1. wheat

Old High German

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *bladą, whence also Old Saxon blad, Old English blæd, Old Norse blað. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰlh̥₃oto, from *bʰleh₃-.

Noun

blat n ‎(plural bletir)

1. leaf

Descendants

• German: Blatt
• Yiddish: בלאַט ‎(blat)

Polish

Etymology

From German Blatt.

Noun

blat

1. the flat surface of a table