Blide

German

Alternative forms

  • Bleide (archaic)

Etymology

From Middle High German blīde, from Medieval Latin blida. The undiphthongised form may be of dialectal origin, but was probably reinforced by learned influence.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbliːdə/

Noun

Blide f (genitive Blide, plural Bliden)

  1. (military, historical) trebuchet (kind of catapult)
    Synonym: (rare) Tribock

Declension

Declension of Blide [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Blide die Bliden
genitive einer der Blide der Bliden
dative einer der Blide den Bliden
accusative eine die Blide die Bliden

Hypernyms

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