bleat

Senso (Inglese)

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.

Concetti

belare

belato

gemere

piagnucolare

gemito

piagniucolio

ululare

gridare

verso del lama

sinonimi

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

Traduzioni

bêler

balar

blöken

blaten

βελάζω

βέλασμα

balir

bêlement

balido

brullen

balare

balken

grommen

meckern

geblaat

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/ˈbliːt/

Etimologia (Inglese)

Ereditato da inglese medio: bleten

Ereditato da inglese antico: blǣtan

Affine scozzese: blete

Affine frisone occidentale: bâlte

Affine olandese: blaten

Affine basso tedesco: bleten

Affine tedesco: 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”).