בלויז
Yiddish
Alternative forms
- בלייז (bleyz)
Etymology
From Middle High German blōȥ (“naked, bare, unarmed, exposed, wretched”), from Old High German blōz, from Proto-Germanic *blautaz, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰlaw- (“weak, frightened”). Cognate with German bloß (“naked, mere, sole”), Dutch bloot (“bare, naked”), Swedish blott (“merely, just”).
The sense “dull” can be derived from “unarmed”. The sense “stupid” can be derived thence or even from “naked” directly; compare German bloßstellen (“to embarrass, stultify”). Therefore influence by Middle High German blœde (“frail, craven”), whence German blöd (“stupid”), is not absolutely necessary, although it does appear likely and would also explain the front vowel in the variant bleyz above.
Adjective
בלויז • (bloyz)
Declension
Derived terms
- אויסבלייזן (oysbleyzn, “to strip, to undress”)
- אַנטבלויזן (antbloyzn, “to bare, to uncover”)
- מיטן בלויזן אויג (mitn bloyzn oyg, “with the naked eye”)
Noun
בלויז • (bloyz) m, plural בלויזן (bloyzn)
Adverb
בלויז • (bloyz)
Usage notes
- The alternative form בלייז (bleyz) does not apply with the adverb.
Derived terms
- נאָר און בלויז (nor un bloyz, “only, exclusively”)
References
- Astravux, Aljaksandar (2008) “blojz”, in Idyš-bjelaruski slóŭnik [Yiddish–Belarusian Dictionary], Minsk: Mjedisónt, →ISBN, page 163
- Astravux, Aljaksandar (2008) “blojzer”, in Idyš-bjelaruski slóŭnik [Yiddish–Belarusian Dictionary], Minsk: Mjedisónt, →ISBN, page 163
- Justus van de Kamp et al., “בלױז” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). [1].
- Yiddish terms inherited from Middle High German
- Yiddish terms derived from Middle High German
- Yiddish terms inherited from Old High German
- Yiddish terms derived from Old High German
- Yiddish terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Yiddish terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Yiddish terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
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