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==English==

===Alternative forms===
* {{alt|en|blate|blait||Scotland}}

===Etymology===
{{root|en|ine-pro|*bʰleh₁-|id=bleat}}
From {{inh|en|enm|bleten}}, from {{inh|en|ang|blǣtan|t=to bleat}}, from {{inh|en|gmw-pro|*blātijan}}, from {{inh|en|gem-pro|*blētijaną|t=to bleat}}, ultimately from {{der|en|ine-pro|*bʰleh₁-||to howl, cry, bleat}}, from {{der|en|ine-pro|*bʰel-||to make a loud noise}}.

Cognate with {{cog|sco|blete}}, {{m|sco|bleit}}, {{cog|fy|bâlte}}, {{m|fy|blaaien}}, {{m|fy|blêtsje|t=to bleat}}, {{cog|nl|blaten|t=to bleat}}, {{cog|nds|bleten|t=to bleat}}, {{cog|de|blaßen}}, {{m|de|blässen|t=to bleat}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|en|/ˈbliːt/}}
* {{audio|en|LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-bleat.wav|a=Southern England}}
* {{rhymes|en|iːt|s=1}}

===Noun===
{{en-noun}}
{{listen|Sheep bleating.ogg|A sheep '''bleating'''}}

# The [[characteristic]] [[cry]] of a [[sheep]] or a [[goat]].

====Synonyms====
* {{sense|sheep's cry}} {{l|en|baa}}, {{l|en|baaing}}, {{l|en|bleating}}

====Derived terms====
{{col-auto|en|bleaty|heather-bleat}}

====Translations====
{{trans-top|cry of a sheep or a goat}}
* Albanian: {{t+|sq|blegërij}}
* Arabic: {{t|ar|ثُغَاء|m}}, {{t+|ar|مَأْمَأَة}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|блеене}}
* Catalan: {{t+|ca|bel|m}}
* Czech: {{t|cs|bečení|n}}, {{t|cs|bek|m}}, {{t|cs|mečení|n}}
* Danish: {{t+|da|mæh}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|geblaat|n}}
* Esperanto: {{t|eo|beo}}
* Faroese: {{t|fo|jarm|n}}, {{t|fo|jarman|f}}, {{t|fo|jarming|f}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|määkiminen}}, {{t+|fi|määintä}}
* French: {{qualifier|sheep's cry}} {{t+|fr|bêlement|m}}, {{qualifier|goat's cry}} {{t+|fr|bêlement|m}}, {{t+|fr|béguètement|m}}
* German: {{t+|de|Blöken|n}}
* Greek: {{t+|el|βέλασμα|n|sc=Grek}}
*: Ancient: {{t|grc|βληχή|f}}
* Hebrew: {{t|he|פעיה|f|tr=pe'iyá}}, {{t|he|חניבה|f|tr=chanivá}}
* Icelandic: {{t+|is|jarmur|m}}
* Ido: {{t+|io|bramo}}
* Indonesian: {{t+|id|embik}}, {{t+|id|embek}}, {{t+|id|embek}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|belato|m}}
* Kurdish:
*: Central Kurdish: {{t|ckb|باع}}, {{t|ckb|باڵاندن}}
* Latin: {{t|la|balatus|m}}
* Malay: {{t|ms|embek}}
* Old English: {{t|ang|blǣt|m}}, {{t|ang|*blǣtung}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|bek|m}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|balido|m}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|бле́янье|n}} / {{t+|ru|бле́яние|n}}
* Scottish Gaelic: {{t|gd|meig}}, {{t|gd|migead}}, {{t|gd|meigead}}
* Serbo-Croatian: {{t|sh|blejanje}}
* Spanish: {{gloss|sheep's bleat}} {{t+|es|balido|m}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|bräkande|n}}
* Tagalog: {{t|tl|mee}}, {{t+|tl|me}}
* Turkish: {{t+|tr|me}}, {{t+|tr|meleme}}
{{trans-bottom}}

===Verb===
{{en-verb}}

# Of a sheep or goat, to make its characteristic cry; of a human, to mimic this sound.
#* {{quote-book|1=en|year=1936|author=Rollo Ahmed|title=The Black Art|publisher=Long|location=London|page=99|passage=In the year 1633, the Bridget Nuns, near Xanthus, behaved like sheep, jumping about and '''bleating''' continuously.}}
# {{lb|en|informal|derogatory}} Of a person, to [[complain]].
#: {{ux|en|The last thing we need is to hear them '''bleating''' to us about organizational problems.}}
# {{lb|en|informal|derogatory}} Of a person, to say things of little importance to the listener.
#* {{RQ:Wodehouse Jeeves in the Offing|chapter=XVII|passage=She came skipping to me just now, clapping her little hands and '''bleating''' about how very, very happy she was, dear Mrs Travers. The silly young geezer. I nearly conked her one with my trowel.}}
#* {{quote-book
|1=en
|url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/Age_of_Heroes/X1DlDAAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=%22bleating%22&pg=PT94&printsec=frontcover
|title=Age of Heroes
|author=James Lovegrove
|year=2016
|publisher=Solaris
|isbn=9781786180476
|passage=I can't have, for instance, Heracles come '''bleating''' to me at some future date, asking please can he have his bow back, and getting all stroppy when I refuse to tell him where it is.}}

====Synonyms====
* {{sense|make the characteristic cry of a sheep or goat}} [[baa]]
* {{sense|complain}} [[kvetch]] {{qualifier|US}}, [[moan]], [[whinge]] {{qualifier|UK}}, [[whine]]

====Derived terms====
{{der2|en|debleat|outbleat}}

====Translations====
{{trans-top|to make the cry of a sheep or goat}}
* Arabic: {{t|ar|مَأْمَأَ}}, {{t|ar|ثَغَا}}
* Bulgarian: {{t|bg|блея}}
* Catalan: {{t+|ca|belar}}
* Czech: {{t+|cs|bečet|impf}}, {{t+|cs|mečet|impf}}
* Danish: {{t|da|bræge}}, {{t|da|mæe}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|blaten}}, {{t+|nl|blèren}}
* Esperanto: {{t|eo|bei}}
* Faroese: {{t|fo|jarma}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|määkiä}} {{qualifier|sheep}}, {{t|fi|päkättää}} {{qualifier|goat}}
* French: {{qualifier|sheep or goat}} {{t+|fr|bêler}}, {{qualifier|goat}} {{t+|fr|bégueter}}, {{t+|fr|chevroter}}
* Galician: {{t+|gl|bradar}}
* Georgian: {{t-needed|ka}}
* German: {{t+|de|blöken}}
* Greek: {{t+|el|βελάζω|sc=Grek}}
*: Ancient: {{t|grc|βληχάομαι}}
* Hebrew: {{t+|he|פעה|tr=pa'á}}, {{t+|he|חנב|tr=chanáv}}
* Icelandic: {{t+|is|jarma}}
* Ido: {{t+|io|bramar}}
* Ingrian: {{t|izh|bääkkää}}, {{t|izh|bäkättää}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|belare}}
* Latgalian: {{t|ltg|vēkšt}}
* Latin: {{t|la|bālō}}
* Latvian: {{t|lv|blēt}}
* Malay: {{t|ms|mengembek}}
* Middle English: {{t|enm|bleten}}
* Norwegian: {{t|no|breke}}
* Old English: {{t|ang|blǣtan}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|beczeć|impf}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|balir}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|бле́ять}}
* Scottish Gaelic: {{t|gd|mèil}}, {{t|gd|meigeall}}
* Serbo-Croatian: {{t+|sh|blejati}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|balar}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|bräka}}
* Tagalog: {{t|tl|mumee}}
* Turkish: {{t+|tr|melemek}}
* Welsh: {{t+|cy|brefu}}
{{trans-bottom}}

{{trans-top|informal: to complain}}
* Czech: {{t+|cs|fňukat|impf}}, {{t|cs|kňourat|impf}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|mekkeren}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|marista}}
* French: {{t+|fr|rouspéter}}
* German: {{t+|de|blöken}}
* Greek: {{t+|el|βελάζω|sc=Grek}}
* Ido: {{t+|io|bramar}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|beczeć|impf}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|бле́ять}}
{{trans-bottom}}

===Anagrams===
* {{anagrams|en|a=abelt|ablet|table|belta|Taleb|blate}}

{{C|en|Animal sounds}}

==Old English==

===Etymology===
From {{inh|ang|gmw-pro|*blaut}}, from {{inh|ang|gem-pro|*blautaz}}, whence also {{cog|goh|blōz|t=naked}}, {{cog|non|blautr}}. More at {{m|en|blouse}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{ang-IPA|blēat}}

===Adjective===
{{ang-adj|blēat}}

# [[wretched]], [[miserable]]

====Declension====
{{ang-adecl|blēat}}

====Derived terms====
* {{l|ang|wælblēat}}

====Descendants====
* {{desc|enm|*blete|*bleet}}
** {{desc|sco|bleat|blait|bleet}}

==West Frisian==

===Etymology===
From {{inh|fy|ofs|blāt}}, from {{inh|fy|gem-pro|*blautaz}}.

Cognate with {{cog|nl|bloot}}, {{cog|de|bloß}}.

===Adjective===
{{head|fy|adjective}}

# [[bare]], [[naked]]
# [[poor]]

====Inflection====
{{fy-infl-adj}}

====Further reading====
* {{R:WFT|9292|I}}

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