bleka
Norwegian Bokmål
Alternative forms
Verb
bleka
- inflection of bleke:
- simple past
- past participle
Swedish
Pronunciation
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Etymology 1
Adjective
bleka
- inflection of blek:
- definite singular
- plural
Etymology 2
Noun
bleka c
- the fish pollock (Pollachius pollachius)
Declension
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | bleka | blekas |
| definite | blekan | blekans | |
| plural | indefinite | blekor | blekors |
| definite | blekorna | blekornas |
Synonyms
- lyrtorsk
Etymology 3
From Old Swedish blēkia, from Old Norse bleikja, from Proto-Germanic *blaikijaną, from *blaikaz, whence also blek.
Verb
bleka (present bleker, preterite blekte, supine blekt, imperative blek)
- (transitive) to bleach; to make whiter or paler
Conjugation
| active | passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | bleka | blekas | ||
| supine | blekt | blekts | ||
| imperative | blek | — | ||
| imper. plural1 | bleken | — | ||
| present | past | present | past | |
| indicative | bleker | blekte | bleks, blekes | blektes |
| ind. plural1 | bleka | blekte | blekas | blektes |
| subjunctive2 | bleke | blekte | blekes | blektes |
| present participle | blekande | |||
| past participle | blekt | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.
Related terms
Further reading
- bleka in Svensk ordbok.