Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

blade

/bleɪd/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.19 in modern English

Syllables
blade
IPA
/bleɪd/
8
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The (typically sharp-edged) part of a knife, sword, razor, or other tool with which it cuts.

noun

The (typically sharp-edged) part of a knife, sword, razor, or other tool with which it cuts.

noun

The (typically sharp-edged) part of a knife, sword, razor, or other tool with which it cuts.

noun

The flat functional end or piece of a propeller, oar, hockey stick, chisel, screwdriver, skate, etc.

noun

The narrow leaf of a grass or cereal.

noun

The thin, flat part of a plant leaf, attached to a stem (petiole).

noun

A flat bone, especially the shoulder blade.

noun

A cut of beef from near the shoulder blade (part of the chuck).

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₃-der. Proto-Germanic *bladą Proto-West Germanic *blad Old English blæd Middle English bladder. Middle English blade English blade From Middle English blade, blad, from Old English blæd (“leaf”), from Proto-West Germanic *blad, from Proto-Germanic *bladą, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰl̥h₃-o-to-m, from *bʰleh₃- (“to thrive, bloom”). Cognate with West Frisian bled, German Blatt, Danish, Dutch, Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian Nynorsk, and Swedish blad, Faroese and Icelandic blað, Irish bláth (“flower”), Welsh blodyn (“flower”), Tocharian A pält, Tocharian B pilta (“leaf”), Albanian fletë (“leaf”). Similar usage in German Sägeblatt (“saw blade”, literally “saw leaf”). Doublet of blat. More at blow.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: *bʰleh₃-, blade, blæd, *blad, *bladą

Usage

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Medicine.

Inflected Forms

blades (plural) blades (present, singular) blading (participle, present) bladed (participle, past) bladed (past)

Derived Forms

axeblade bladebone bladebreaker bladejob bladeless bladelet bladelike bladepoint bladerunner bladesmith bladesmithing bladewise

Phrases

blade connector blade jumper blade of grass blade-out blade server blade sharpener brush blade doctor blade

Frequently Paired Words

bow bladerunner blade jumper leaf spring

Synonyms

lamina knifeblade vane sword brand steel leaf blade

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce blade?
The recorded pronunciation is /bleɪd/.
What does blade mean?
The (typically sharp-edged) part of a knife, sword, razor, or other tool with which it cuts.
Where does blade come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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