blij

Czech

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈblɪj]
  • Rhymes: -ɪj

Verb

blij

  1. second-person singular imperative of blít

Dutch

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /blɛi̯/
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  • Hyphenation: blij
  • Rhymes: -ɛi̯
  • Homophone: blei

Etymology 1

With regular loss of intervocalic -d- from earlier blijde, from Middle Dutch blide, from Old Dutch *blīthi, from Proto-West Germanic *blīþī, from Proto-Germanic *blīþiz.

Alternative forms
  • blijde (archaic; sometimes still in fixed expressions)

Adjective

blij (comparative blijer, superlative blijst)

  1. happy; momentarily. For generally in life, see gelukkig.
    Als de straten wit zijn, zijn de kinderen blij.
    If the streets are white, the children are happy.
  2. glad
    Ik ben blij dat je er bent.
    I'm glad that you're here.
Inflection
Inflection of blij
uninflected blij
inflected blije
comparative blijer
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial blijblijerhet blijst
het blijste
indefinite m./f. sing. blijeblijereblijste
n. sing. blijblijerblijste
plural blijeblijereblijste
definite blijeblijereblijste
partitive blijsblijers—
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Berbice Creole Dutch: bli
  • Negerhollands: bli, blie
  • → Aukan: beleiti

Etymology 2

From Middle Dutch bli (“lead (metal)”).

Noun

blij n (plural blijen, diminutive blijtje n)

  1. (archaic) lead (metal)
  2. (archaic) the colour of lead
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