Blut

See also: blut

German

Alternative forms

Blůt, blůt (Early New High German)

Etymology

From Middle High German bluot, from Old High German bluot, from Proto-West Germanic *blōd, from Proto-Germanic *blōþą, of uncertain origin.

Cognates include Low German Bloot, Dutch bloed, English blood, Danish and Swedish blod and Gothic 𐌱𐌻𐍉𐌸 (blōþ).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /bluːt/
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Rhymes: -uːt

Noun

Blut n (strong, genitive Blutes or Bluts, plural Blute)

blood

Usage notes

The plural forms of Blut are almost never used and rather uncommon in the everyday language.

Declension

Declension of Blut [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Blut	die	Blute
genitive	eines	des	Blutes, Bluts	der	Blute
dative	einem	dem	Blut, Blute¹	den	Bluten
accusative	ein	das	Blut	die	Blute

¹Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

Related terms

Descendants

→ Tok Pisin: blut

Further reading

“Blut” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
“Blut” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
“Blut” in Duden online
Blut on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de
“Blut” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.

Pennsylvania German

Etymology

Compare German Blut, Dutch bloed, English blood.

Noun

Blut n

blood

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