Blut

blood

noun BLOOT Less Common

Usage Note

Blut is a mass noun, so it has no everyday plural. It anchors many idioms: kaltes Blut bewahren (to keep cool), böses Blut (bad blood), and blaues Blut for aristocracy. Final -t devoices the -d-sounding stem heard in Blutes.

Examples

"Der Arzt nimmt mir Blut ab."

Natural Translation

The doctor takes a blood sample from me.

Literal Translation

The doctor takes me blood off.

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