bleat

Significat (Anglès)

Noun

The characteristic cry of a sheep or a goat.

Verb

1. Of a sheep or goat, to make its characteristic cry of baas; of a human, to mimic this sound.
2. (derogatory, informal) Of a person, to complain.
3. (derogatory, informal) Of a person, to say things of little importance to the listener.

Conceptes

bramar

belar

udolar

cridar

bel

begallar

Sinònims

baa

bray

whine

bellow

bleating

growl

squeal

moo

neigh

blat

roar

whinny

blate

gripe

bitch

complain

call

grumble

cry

😢

vociferate

whimper

hoot

shout

snivel

trumpet

🎺

utter

yell

breathe heavily

nit-pick

quetch

blubber out

cause to bleat

bawl

beef

blubber

bugle

call out

carp

chirp

croak

cry out

grizzle

grouch

grouse

howl

laugh

😆

make a sound

meow

mew

mewl

Traduccions

bêler

balar

belare

blöken

blaten

βελάζω

βέλασμα

bêlement

balir

balken

balare

brullen

belato

grommen

balido

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ˈbliːt/

Etimologia (Anglès)

Heretat de anglès mitjà: bleten

Heretat de anglès antic: blǣtan

Cognat amb escocès: blete

Cognat amb frisó occidental: bâlte

Cognat amb neerlandès: blaten

Cognat amb baix alemany: bleten

Cognat amb alemany: blaßen

In summary

From Middle English bleten, from Old English blǣtan (“to bleat”), from Proto-West Germanic *blātijan, from Proto-Germanic *blētijaną (“to bleat”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₁- (“to howl, cry, bleat”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰel- (“to make a loud noise”).
Cognate with Scots blete, bleit, West Frisian bâlte, blaaien, blêtsje (“to bleat”), Dutch blaten (“to bleat”), Low German bleten (“to bleat”), German blaßen, blässen (“to bleat”).