different between bladder vs gladder

English

Alternative forms

• blather, blether (Scotland)

Etymology

From Middle English bladdre, bleddre, bladder, bledder, from Old English blæddre, a variant of bl?dre, bl?dre (“blister, bladder”), from Proto-Germanic *bl?dr?, *bladr? (“blister, bladder”); akin to Old High German platara (German Blatter) and Old Norse blaðra (Danish blære), (Norwegian blære).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?blæd?/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?blæ??/
• Rhymes: -æd?(r)

Noun

bladder (plural bladders)

1. (zoology) A flexible sac that can expand and contract and that holds liquids or gases.
2. (anatomy) Specifically, the urinary bladder.
3. (botany) A hollow, inflatable organ of a plant.
4. The inflatable bag inside various balls used in sports, such as footballs and rugby balls.
5. A sealed plastic bag that contains wine and is usually packaged in a cask.
6. (figuratively) Anything inflated, empty, or unsound.
   • 1711, Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 3rd Earl of Shaftesbury, "Sensus Communis", in Characteristicks of Men, Manners, Opinions, Times

     to swim with bladders of philosophy

Synonyms

• vesica

Derived terms

Translations

Verb

bladder (third-person singular simple present bladders, present participle bladdering, simple past and past participle bladdered)

1. To swell out like a bladder with air; to inflate.

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2. (transitive) To store or put up in bladders.

   bladdered lard

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch blader. Variant of blaar. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?bl?.d?r/
• Hyphenation: blad?der
• Rhymes: -?d?r

Noun

bladder f or m (plural bladders, diminutive bladdertje n)

1. blister, particularly of paint

Middle English

Noun

bladder

1. Alternative form of bladdre

English

Etymology 1

From Middle English gladere, from Old English glædra (adj), glador (adverb), comparative of glæd (“glad, shining, bright”). More at glad.

Adjective

gladder

1. comparative form of glad: more glad

Etymology 2

From gladder (“one who makes glad”), or perhaps from Middle English *gladderen, from Old English *gladrian (“to make glad”), equivalent to glad +? -er (“fequentative suffix”).

Verb

gladder (third-person singular simple present gladders, present participle gladdering, simple past and past participle gladdered)

1. (nonstandard, proscribed, rare) Misspelling of gladden.
   • 1909, Country Correspondence, Political Department, 1800-[1804]:

     Under the auspicious influence of the Company's just and equitable administration, the face of this province is gladdered [Sic-]—the blossoms of Peace are blowing and the blessings of tranquility increasing daily [...]

   • 2006, P?rana Si?gha, S?hitya Ak?dem?, The knock at midnight:

     The light of snow has gladdered the heart [...]

Middle English

Etymology

From Old English *gladere (“gladder”), from gladian (“to make glad”).

Noun

gladder (plural gladders)

1. One who makes glad or gives joy.

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