blinda

See also: blindá and blindà

Catalan

Verb

blinda

1. inflection of blindar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Esperanto

Etymology

Of Germanic origin; related to Dutch blind and German blind.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈblinda]

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -inda
• Hyphenation: blin‧da

Adjective

blinda (accusative singular blindan, plural blindaj, accusative plural blindajn)

1. blind ("unable to see")

Derived terms

• blinde
• blindeco
• blindigi
• blindulo

 

French

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Verb

blinda

1. third-person singular past historic of blinder

Gothic

Romanization

blinda

1. Romanization of 𐌱𐌻𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌰

Icelandic

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈplɪnta/
• Rhymes: -ɪnta

Noun

blinda f (genitive singular blindu, no plural)

1. blindness

Derived terms

• lesblinda
• litblinda

Verb

blinda (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative blindaði, supine blindað)

1. to blind

Conjugation

blinda — active voice (germynd)

infinitive (nafnháttur)		að blinda
supine (sagnbót)		blindað
present participle (lýsingarháttur nútíðar)		blindandi
	indicative (framsöguháttur)			subjunctive (viðtengingarháttur)
present (nútíð)	ég blinda	við blindum	present (nútíð)	ég blindi	við blindum
	þú blindar	þið blindið		þú blindir	þið blindið
	hann, hún, það blindar	þeir, þær, þau blinda		hann, hún, það blindi	þeir, þær, þau blindi
past (þátíð)	ég blindaði	við blinduðum	past (þátíð)	ég blindaði	við blinduðum
	þú blindaðir	þið blinduðuð		þú blindaðir	þið blinduðuð
	hann, hún, það blindaði	þeir, þær, þau blinduðu		hann, hún, það blindaði	þeir, þær, þau blinduðu
imperative (boðháttur)	blinda (þú)	blindið (þið)
	Forms with appended personal pronoun
	blindaðu	blindiði *
* Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.

blindast — mediopassive voice (miðmynd)

infinitive (nafnháttur)		að blindast
supine (sagnbót)		blindast
present participle (lýsingarháttur nútíðar)		blindandist ** ** the mediopassive present participle is extremely rare and normally not used; it is never used attributively or predicatively, only for explicatory subclauses
	indicative (framsöguháttur)			subjunctive (viðtengingarháttur)
present (nútíð)	ég blindast	við blindumst	present (nútíð)	ég blindist	við blindumst
	þú blindast	þið blindist		þú blindist	þið blindist
	hann, hún, það blindast	þeir, þær, þau blindast		hann, hún, það blindist	þeir, þær, þau blindist
past (þátíð)	ég blindaðist	við blinduðumst	past (þátíð)	ég blindaðist	við blinduðumst
	þú blindaðist	þið blinduðust		þú blindaðist	þið blinduðust
	hann, hún, það blindaðist	þeir, þær, þau blinduðust		hann, hún, það blindaðist	þeir, þær, þau blinduðust
imperative (boðháttur)	blindast (þú)	blindist (þið)
	Forms with appended personal pronoun
	blindastu	blindisti *
* Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.

blindaður — past participle (lýsingarháttur þátíðar)

strong declension (sterk beyging)	singular (eintala)				plural (fleirtala)
	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)		masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)
nominative (nefnifall)	blindaður	blinduð	blindað		blindaðir	blindaðar	blinduð
accusative (þolfall)	blindaðan	blindaða	blindað		blindaða	blindaðar	blinduð
dative (þágufall)	blinduðum	blindaðri	blinduðu		blinduðum	blinduðum	blinduðum
genitive (eignarfall)	blindaðs	blindaðrar	blindaðs		blindaðra	blindaðra	blindaðra
weak declension (veik beyging)	singular (eintala)				plural (fleirtala)
	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)		masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)
nominative (nefnifall)	blindaði	blindaða	blindaða		blinduðu	blinduðu	blinduðu
accusative (þolfall)	blindaða	blinduðu	blindaða		blinduðu	blinduðu	blinduðu
dative (þágufall)	blindaða	blinduðu	blindaða		blinduðu	blinduðu	blinduðu
genitive (eignarfall)	blindaða	blinduðu	blindaða		blinduðu	blinduðu	blinduðu

Ido

Etymology

From Esperanto blinda.

Adjective

blinda

1. blind

Derived terms

• blindigar (“to blind; to dazzle”)

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈblin.da/
• Rhymes: -inda
• Hyphenation: blìn‧da

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French blinde, from German Blende, derived from the verb blenden (“to blind”).

Noun

blinda f (plural blinde)

1. (military) armour/armor

Related terms

• blindaggio
• blindare
• blindato
• blindatura

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

blinda

1. inflection of blindare:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• blinda in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

• blandi, blandì

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• blinde (e- and split infinitives)

Etymology

From Old Norse blinda. Akin to English blind.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²blɪndɑ/

Verb

blinda (present tense blindar, past tense blinda, past participle blinda, passive infinitive blindast, present participle blindande, imperative blinda/blind)

1. to blind, make blind

Further reading

• “blinda” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old English

Adjective

blinda

1. inflection of blind:
   1. strong feminine nominative/accusative plural
   2. weak masculine nominative singular

Old Norse

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

blinda

1. to blind

Conjugation

Conjugation of blinda — active (weak class 1)

infinitive	blinda
present participle	blindandi
past participle	blindr
indicative	present	past
1st-person singular	blindi	blinda
2nd-person singular	blindir	blindir
3rd-person singular	blindir	blindi
1st-person plural	blindum	blindum
2nd-person plural	blindið	blinduð
3rd-person plural	blinda	blindu
subjunctive	present	past
1st-person singular	blinda	blinda
2nd-person singular	blindir	blindir
3rd-person singular	blindi	blindi
1st-person plural	blindim	blindim
2nd-person plural	blindið	blindið
3rd-person plural	blindi	blindi
imperative	present
2nd-person singular	blind, blindi
1st-person plural	blindum
2nd-person plural	blindið

Conjugation of blinda — mediopassive (weak class 1)

infinitive	blindask
present participle	blindandisk
past participle	blindzk
indicative	present	past
1st-person singular	blindumk	blindumk
2nd-person singular	blindisk	blindisk
3rd-person singular	blindisk	blindisk
1st-person plural	blindumsk	blindumsk
2nd-person plural	blindizk	blinduzk
3rd-person plural	blindask	blindusk
subjunctive	present	past
1st-person singular	blindumk	blindumk
2nd-person singular	blindisk	blindisk
3rd-person singular	blindisk	blindisk
1st-person plural	blindimsk	blindimsk
2nd-person plural	blindizk	blindizk
3rd-person plural	blindisk	blindisk
imperative	present
2nd-person singular	blindsk, blindisk
1st-person plural	blindumsk
2nd-person plural	blindizk

Conjugation of blinda — active (weak class 2)

infinitive	blinda
present participle	blindandi
past participle	blindaðr
indicative	present	past
1st-person singular	blinda	blindaða
2nd-person singular	blindar	blindaðir
3rd-person singular	blindar	blindaði
1st-person plural	blindum	blinduðum
2nd-person plural	blindið	blinduðuð
3rd-person plural	blinda	blinduðu
subjunctive	present	past
1st-person singular	blinda	blindaða
2nd-person singular	blindir	blindaðir
3rd-person singular	blindi	blindaði
1st-person plural	blindim	blindaðim
2nd-person plural	blindið	blindaðið
3rd-person plural	blindi	blindaði
imperative	present
2nd-person singular	blinda
1st-person plural	blindum
2nd-person plural	blindið

Conjugation of blinda — mediopassive (weak class 2)

infinitive	blindask
present participle	blindandisk
past participle	blindazk
indicative	present	past
1st-person singular	blindumk	blinduðumk
2nd-person singular	blindask	blindaðisk
3rd-person singular	blindask	blindaðisk
1st-person plural	blindumsk	blinduðumsk
2nd-person plural	blindizk	blinduðuzk
3rd-person plural	blindask	blinduðusk
subjunctive	present	past
1st-person singular	blindumk	blinduðumk
2nd-person singular	blindisk	blindaðisk
3rd-person singular	blindisk	blindaðisk
1st-person plural	blindimsk	blindaðimsk
2nd-person plural	blindizk	blindaðizk
3rd-person plural	blindisk	blindaðisk
imperative	present
2nd-person singular	blindask
1st-person plural	blindumsk
2nd-person plural	blindizk

Descendants

• Icelandic: blinda
• Norwegian Nynorsk: blinda, blinde

References

• “blinda”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press

Anagrams

• blandi

Portuguese

Verb

blinda

1. inflection of blindar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French blinder.

Verb

a blinda (third-person singular present blindează, past participle blindat) 1st conj.

1. to armor; to reinforce

Conjugation

    conjugation of blinda (first conjugation, -ez- infix)

infinitive			a blinda
gerund			blindând
past participle			blindat
number		singular			plural
person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		eu	tu	el/ea	noi	voi	ei/ele
	present	blindez	blindezi	blindează	blindăm	blindați	blindează
	imperfect	blindam	blindai	blinda	blindam	blindați	blindau
	simple perfect	blindai	blindași	blindă	blindarăm	blindarăți	blindară
	pluperfect	blindasem	blindaseși	blindase	blindaserăm	blindaserăți	blindaseră
subjunctive		eu	tu	el/ea	noi	voi	ei/ele
	present	să blindez	să blindezi	să blindeze	să blindăm	să blindați	să blindeze
imperative		—	tu	—	—	voi	—
	affirmative		blindează			blindați
	negative		nu blinda			nu blindați

Spanish

Verb

blinda

1. inflection of blindar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Swedish

Adjective

blinda

1. inflection of blind:
   1. definite singular
   2. plural

Anagrams

• blidan, ibland