blight

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• General-American, Received-Pronunciation: blīt
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• General-American, Received-Pronunciation: /blaɪt/
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• rhymes with -aɪt
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• homophone: blite
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• CMU ARPABET: B L AY1 T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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The etymology of the noun is uncertain; suggested derivations include the following: * possibly related to Middle English blichening (“mildew or rust on grain, blight”), possibly related to Middle English bliken (“to gleam, shine; to turn pale”), from Old English blīcan (“to shine, sparkle”) (whence modern English blike (“(obsolete) to gleam, shine”); also compare Old Norse blikna (“to grow pallid”)), from Proto-West Germanic *blīkan (“to shine”), from Proto-Germanic *blīkaną (“to gleam, shine”), from Proto-Indo-European *bhleyǵ- (“to shine”); or * since sense 2.2 refers to a diseased condition of the skin, possibly from Middle English *bleighte, *bleȝte, from Old English blǣcþa (“leprosy”) (related to blǣċe (“an itching skin-disease”) and blǣċo (“leprosy; paleness”)), from Proto-West Germanic *blaik, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *blaikaz (“pale; white”), from Proto-Indo-European *bhleyǵ- (“to shine”). If so, the word is a doublet of bleak. The verb is derived from the noun.

71 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Bulgarian: главня (glavnja) — type of diseased condition of a plant — see also mildew, rust, smut
• Bulgarian: ръжда (rǎžda) — type of diseased condition of a plant — see also mildew, rust, smut
• Chinese Mandarin: 枯萎病 — type of diseased condition of a plant — see also mildew, rust, smut
• Czech: plíseň — type of diseased condition of a plant — see also mildew, rust, smut
• Czech: sněť — type of diseased condition of a plant — see also mildew, rust, smut
• Finnish: ruostetauti — type of diseased condition of a plant — see also mildew, rust, smut
• French: cloque — type of diseased condition of a plant — see also mildew, rust, smut
• French: fléau — type of diseased condition of a plant — see also mildew, rust, smut
• French: rouille — type of diseased condition of a plant — see also mildew, rust, smut
• German: Braunfäule — type of diseased condition of a plant — see also mildew, rust, smut
• Irish: dúchan — type of diseased condition of a plant — see also mildew, rust, smut
• Latin: rōbīgō — type of diseased condition of a plant — see also mildew, rust, smut
• Latin: ūrēdō — type of diseased condition of a plant — see also mildew, rust, smut
• Māori: kōmae — type of diseased condition of a plant — see also mildew, rust, smut
• Māori: mahaki — type of diseased condition of a plant — see also mildew, rust, smut
• Māori: paraiti — type of diseased condition of a plant — see also mildew, rust, smut
• Polish: zgnilizna — type of diseased condition of a plant — see also mildew, rust, smut
• Russian: ми́лдью (míldʹju) — type of diseased condition of a plant — see also mildew, rust, smut
• Russian: ожо́г (ožóg) — type of diseased condition of a plant — see also mildew, rust, smut
• Scottish Gaelic: gaiseadh — type of diseased condition of a plant — see also mildew, rust, smut
• Spanish: mildiu — type of diseased condition of a plant — see also mildew, rust, smut
• Spanish: tizón — type of diseased condition of a plant — see also mildew, rust, smut
• Spanish: polvillo — type of diseased condition of a plant — see also mildew, rust, smut
• Telugu: తెగులు (tegulu) — type of diseased condition of a plant — see also mildew, rust, smut
• Czech: plíseň — cause of such a condition
• Finnish: ruoste — cause of such a condition
• Finnish: hautova ilma — state of cloudy, humid weather
• Finnish: punoitus — diseased condition of the face or skin
• Bulgarian: вредител (vreditel) — something that impedes development or growth, or spoils any other aspect of life
• Czech: pohroma — something that impedes development or growth, or spoils any other aspect of life
• Czech: neštěstí — something that impedes development or growth, or spoils any other aspect of life
• Czech: rána — something that impedes development or growth, or spoils any other aspect of life
• Finnish: vitsaus — something that impedes development or growth, or spoils any other aspect of life
• Finnish: riesa — something that impedes development or growth, or spoils any other aspect of life
• French: fléau — something that impedes development or growth, or spoils any other aspect of life
• German: Geißel — something that impedes development or growth, or spoils any other aspect of life
• German: Seuche — something that impedes development or growth, or spoils any other aspect of life
• German: Plage — something that impedes development or growth, or spoils any other aspect of life
• German: Heimsuchung — something that impedes development or growth, or spoils any other aspect of life
• German: Übel — something that impedes development or growth, or spoils any other aspect of life
• Italian: rovina — something that impedes development or growth, or spoils any other aspect of life
• Russian: вреди́тель (vredítelʹ) — something that impedes development or growth, or spoils any other aspect of life
• Russian: по́рча (pórča) — something that impedes development or growth, or spoils any other aspect of life
• Spanish: mal — something that impedes development or growth, or spoils any other aspect of life
• Spanish: plaga — something that impedes development or growth, or spoils any other aspect of life
• Finnish: rappio — rundown and unsightly condition of an urban area; such an area
• Finnish: antaa ruostetauti — to affect the fertility or growth of (a plant) with a blight
• French: abîmer — to affect the fertility or growth of (a plant) with a blight
• Irish: smol — to affect the fertility or growth of (a plant) with a blight
• Finnish: johtaa tautiin — to affect (a body part) with a disease
• Bulgarian: повреждам (povreždam) — to impede the development or growth of (an aspect of life) — see also damage, ruin, spoil
• Bulgarian: разстройвам (razstrojvam) — to impede the development or growth of (an aspect of life) — see also damage, ruin, spoil
• Bulgarian: развалям (razvaljam) — to impede the development or growth of (an aspect of life) — see also damage, ruin, spoil
• Czech: zničit — to impede the development or growth of (an aspect of life) — see also damage, ruin, spoil
• Czech: zkazit — to impede the development or growth of (an aspect of life) — see also damage, ruin, spoil
• Czech: zruinovat — to impede the development or growth of (an aspect of life) — see also damage, ruin, spoil
• Finnish: pilata — to impede the development or growth of (an aspect of life) — see also damage, ruin, spoil
• Finnish: turmella — to impede the development or growth of (an aspect of life) — see also damage, ruin, spoil
• French: abîmer — to impede the development or growth of (an aspect of life) — see also damage, ruin, spoil
• German: beschädigen — to impede the development or growth of (an aspect of life) — see also damage, ruin, spoil
• German: ruinieren — to impede the development or growth of (an aspect of life) — see also damage, ruin, spoil
• German: verderben — to impede the development or growth of (an aspect of life) — see also damage, ruin, spoil
• German: vernichten — to impede the development or growth of (an aspect of life) — see also damage, ruin, spoil
• German: zerstören — to impede the development or growth of (an aspect of life) — see also damage, ruin, spoil
• Italian: obliterare — to impede the development or growth of (an aspect of life) — see also damage, ruin, spoil
• Norwegian: spolere — to impede the development or growth of (an aspect of life) — see also damage, ruin, spoil
• Russian: вреди́ть (vredítʹ) — to impede the development or growth of (an aspect of life) — see also damage, ruin, spoil
• Russian: разруша́ть (razrušátʹ) — to impede the development or growth of (an aspect of life) — see also damage, ruin, spoil
• Finnish: kärsiä ruostetaudista — of a plant: to suffer blight
• French: être abîmé — of a plant: to suffer blight
• Ottoman Turkish: یانمق (yanmak) — of a plant: to suffer blight