en blick
Meaning
look, glance, gaze
In Swedish: sätt att se, ögonkast
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | en blick |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | blicken |
| Plural, indefinite | blickar |
| Plural, definite | blickarna |
blick is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor blick, den stora blicken. Check another noun
Practise blick
1 / 2Is it en blick or ett blick?
blick in a sentence
- han hade en fin blick för spelethe had a real flair for the game
- kasta en blickhave a look
Questions
What does blick mean in English?
blick means “look, glance, gaze”.
Is it en blick or ett blick?
It is en blick, and “the look” is blicken.
What is the plural of blick?
The plural of blick is blickar, and the definite plural is blickarna.
Similar words
tittögonkast
Origin
From Old Norse blíkja, from Proto-Germanic *bliką (“look”), *blīkaną (“to shine, gleam”).
Nearby common words
blick is number 2,142 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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