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Etymology

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From Old Norse blanda, from Proto-Germanic *blandaną, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰlendʰ-.

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blande (imperative bland, infinitive at blande, present tense blander, past tense blandede, perfect tense har blandet)

  1. to mix

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Interlingua

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Adjective

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blande

  1. bland, mild

Italian

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  • IPA(key): /ˈblan.de/
  • Rhymes: -ande
  • Hyphenation: blàn‧de

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blande

  1. feminine plural of blando

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Latin

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Etymology

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From blandus (flattering, pleasant).

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blandē (comparative blandius, superlative blandissimē)

  1. flatteringly, soothingly
    Synonym: blanditer
  2. courteously
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References

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  • blande”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • blande”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • blande in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, 1st edition. (Oxford University Press)

Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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From Old Norse blanda, from Proto-Germanic *blandaną, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰlendʰ-.

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blande (imperative bland, present tense blander, passive blandes, simple past and past participle blanda or blandet, present participle blandende)

  1. to mix, blend
  2. to mingle
  3. to shuffle (cards)

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

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From Old Norse blanda, from Proto-Germanic *blandaną, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰlendʰ-. Akin to English blend.

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  • IPA(key): /²blɑndə/
  • IPA(key): /blaɲ/ (Trøndelag, Northern Norway)

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blande (present tense blandar, past tense blanda, past participle blanda, passive infinitive blandast, present participle blandande, imperative blande/bland)

  1. to mix, blend

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Old English

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blande

  1. inflection of blandan:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. singular present subjunctive

Spanish

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Verb

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blande

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