different between blits vs bliss

English

Noun

blits

1. plural of blit

Anagrams

• B-list, LTBIs, stilb

Afrikaans

Etymology

From German Blitz (“lightning”)

Noun

blits (plural blitse)

1. lightning

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from German Blitz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bl?ts/
• Hyphenation: blits
• Rhymes: -?ts

Adjective

blits (comparative blitser, superlative meest blits or blitst)

1. fashionable
2. firm, impressive. (Can we verify⁽⁺⁾ this sense?)

Inflection

Derived terms

• blitskikker
• blitsprijs

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From German Blitz

Pronunciation

Noun

blits m (definite singular blitsen, indefinite plural blitser, definite plural blitsene)

1. a flash (camera equipment)

Derived terms

• blitskrig

References

• “blits” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From German Blitz

Noun

blits m (definite singular blitsen, indefinite plural blitsar, definite plural blitsane)

1. a flash (camera equipment)

Derived terms

• blitskrig

References

• “blits” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

English

Etymology

From Middle English bliss, from Old English bliss, variant of earlier bl?ds, bl?þs (“joy, gladness”), from Proto-West Germanic *bl?þisi (“joy, goodness, kindness”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bl?s/
• Rhymes: -?s

Noun

bliss (countable and uncountable, plural blisses)

1. perfect happiness

Derived terms

Translations

Old English

Etymology

From earlier bl?ds, bl?þs, from Proto-West Germanic *bl?þisi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bliss/, [blis]

Noun

bliss f

1. joy, bliss

Inflection

Descendants

• Middle English: blys, blice, blisce, blise, blesse
  • English: bliss