UrsprungFrom Old Swedish blos, blus, from Old Norse blys, from Proto-Germanic *blusją (“firebrand, torch”). Related to Swedish bläs (“blaze”).
- neuterdrag, puff (on a cigarette, cigar, or pipe)
“dra ett bloss” — take a drag
- neutersmoke (an instance of smoking a cigarette, cigar, etc., usually of a cigarette)
“Jag ska ta mig ett bloss” — I'm going to have a smoke
- historical, neutersoftwood torch
Formerbloss(indefinite, nominative, singular) · bloss(genitive, indefinite, singular) · blosset(definite, nominative, singular) · blossets(definite, genitive, singular) · bloss(indefinite, nominative, plural) · bloss(genitive, indefinite, plural) · blossen(definite, nominative, plural) · blossens(definite, genitive, plural)