blika

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse blíkja, from Proto-Germanic *blīkaną (to shine, gleam).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈplɪːka/
    Rhymes: -ɪːka

Noun

blika f (genitive singular bliku, nominative plural blikur)

  1. a cirrostratus, a rain cloud
  2. a veil of clouds (as can cover the sun)

Declension

Synonyms

  • (cirrostratus): skýjablika

Derived terms

  • blikur á lofti
  • lítast á blikuna
  • þokukennd blika (cirrostratus nebulosus)
  • þráðablika (cirrostratus fibratus)

Verb

blika (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative blikaði, supine blikað)

  1. to gleam, twinkle
  2. (of the air or sky or impersonal) to look as if heavy weather is coming

Conjugation

Noun

blika n

  1. indefinite genitive plural of blik

Noun

blika m

  1. indefinite accusative singular of bliki
  2. indefinite dative singular of bliki
  3. indefinite genitive singular of bliki
  4. indefinite accusative plural of bliki
  5. indefinite genitive plural of bliki
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