blickar

Blickar is the plural form of the Swedish noun blick, which denotes a glance, look, or view. A blick can describe a short act of looking, a person’s gaze, or the way something appears to a viewer. Consequently, blickar can refer to several such glances or to the general impression created by looking at something. In ordinary Swedish usage, the word covers both literal glances and figurative uses, such as a momentary view of a situation or an impression formed from seeing something.

Origin and form: Blick is a native Swedish noun with Germanic roots and is borrowed from the German Blick, meaning “glance” or “look.” The plural form blickar is created by adding the typical Swedish plural suffix -ar. The term remains common in everyday speech as well as in written Swedish.

Usage and nuance: In narrative, journalism, and conversation, blickar can describe what observers notice or how they respond to what they see. The word also appears in phrases and compound forms related to sight and perception, such as inblick (insight or inner view), överblick (overview), and ögonblick (moment).

See also: inblick, ögonblick, överblick. These related terms illustrate how Swedish uses blick as a base for both direct acts of looking and abstract concepts tied to perception and time.