blåsa

See also: blasa, blása, blasé, and Blase

Elfdalian

Etymology

From Old Norse blása, from Proto-Germanic *blēsaną. Cognate with Swedish blåsa, Norwegian Nynorsk blåsa and Danish blæse

Verb

blåsa

1. to blow

Inflection

Conjugation of blåsa — active

infinitive	blåsa
present participle	blåsend
supine	bläseð
indicative	present	past
1st singular	blås	blis
2nd singular	blås	blis
3rd singular	blås	blis
1st plural	blåsum	blisum
2nd plural	blåsið	blisið
3rd plural	blåsa	blisu
imperative	present
2nd singular	blås
1st plural	blåsum
2nd plural	blåsið

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• blåse

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse blása.

Verb

blåsa (present tense blåser or blæs, past tense blåste or bles, supine blåst or blåse, past participle blåst or blåsen, present participle blåsande, imperative blås)

1. to blow

   blåsa opp ― to inflate, blow up

   blåsa ut lysa ― to blow out the candles

2. to play a wind instrument

Derived terms

• blåst
• glasblåsing
• blåseinstrument
• sandblåsa

References

• “blåsa” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse blása (“to blow”), from Proto-Germanic *blēsaną. Cognate with Elfdalian blåsa, Norwegian Nynorsk blåsa and Danish blæse

Pronunciation

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Noun

blåsa c

1. a bleb, a bubble
2. (anatomy) a bladder, a vesica
3. (medicine) a blister, a bulla
4. (colloquial) a party dress

Declension

Declension of blåsa

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	blåsa	blåsas
	definite	blåsan	blåsans
plural	indefinite	blåsor	blåsors
	definite	blåsorna	blåsornas

Compounds

• blåshals
• blåshalskörtel
• blåskatarr
• blåstång

Verb

blåsa (present blåser, preterite blåste, supine blåst, imperative blås)

1. to blow; to produce an air current
   1. (metonymic) to perform a breathalyser test

      Jag fick blåsa idag på väg till jobbet.

      I got breathalysed on my way to work today.

2. to blow; to be propelled by, or to propel by, an air current
3. to blow; to create or shape by blowing; as in blåsa bubblor (blow bubbles), blåsa glas (blow glass)
4. (music) to play (a wind instrument)
5. (colloquial) to dupe, diddle, hoodwink

   Han blev blåst på pengar

   He was cheated out of money

   Jag tror de blåste dig

   I think they pulled a fast one on you

Conjugation

Conjugation of blåsa (weak)

	active		passive
infinitive	blåsa		blåsas
supine	blåst		blåsts
imperative	blås		—
imper. plural1	blåsen		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	blåser	blåste	blåses	blåstes
ind. plural1	blåsa	blåste	blåsas	blåstes
subjunctive2	blåse	blåste	blåses	blåstes
present participle		blåsande
past participle		blåst

¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Derived terms

• blåsa av
• blåsa bort
• blåsa igen
• blåsa in
• blåsa ned
• blåsa omkull
• blåsa sönder
• blåsa under
• blåsa upp
• blåsa ur
• blåsa ut
• blåsare
• blåsig
• blåsning
• blåst

Compounds

• blåsbälg
• blåshål
• blåsinstrument
• blåslampa
• blåsorkester
• blåsrör
• blåsväder
• visselblåsare

Further reading

• “blåsa”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)