bloot

See also: Bloot

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bloːt/

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• Hyphenation: bloot
• Rhymes: -oːt
• Homophone: blood

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch bloot, from Old Dutch *blōt, from Proto-West Germanic *blaut, from Proto-Germanic *blautaz. Cognate with German bloß, Old English blēat, Old Norse blautr.

Adjective

bloot (comparative bloter, superlative blootst)

1. (literally) bare, naked, nude
2. unprotected, uncovered
3. unaided
4. simple, uncomplicated

Declension

Declension of bloot
uninflected	bloot
inflected	blote
comparative	bloter
		positive	comparative	superlative
predicative/adverbial		bloot	bloter	het blootst het blootste
indefinite	m./f. sing.	blote	blotere	blootste
	n. sing.	bloot	bloter	blootste
	plural	blote	blotere	blootste
definite		blote	blotere	blootste
partitive		bloots	bloters	—

Synonyms

• (naked): naakt
• (uncovered): kaal

Derived terms

• blootblad
• blootgeven
• blootje
• blootleggen
• blootshoofd
• blootstaan
• blootstellen
• blootsvoets
• blootwol
• blote billetjes in het gras
• blote wortel
• met de blote hand
• ontbloten

 

Descendants

• Jersey Dutch: blôt
• Negerhollands: bloot
• → Papiamentu: blo, bloot

Noun

bloot n (uncountable, diminutive blootje n)

1. nakedness, especially as art subject or in porn

Etymology 2

Noun

bloot f (plural bloten, diminutive blootje n)

1. Alternative form of ploot

References

• M. J. Koenen & J. Endepols, Verklarend Handwoordenboek der Nederlandse Taal (tevens Vreemde-woordentolk), Groningen, Wolters-Noordhoff, 1969 (26th edition) [Dutch dictionary in Dutch]