blas
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Cornish
Etymology
From Proto-Brythonic *blas, from Proto-Celtic *mlastos.
Pronunciation
Noun
blas m (plural blasow)
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German
Pronunciation
Verb
blas
Irish
Etymology
From Middle Irish blas, from Old Irish mlas,[1] from Proto-Celtic *mlastos,[2] ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *mel-s- (compare Russian молса́ть (molsátʹ, “to suck”)).
Pronunciation
Noun
blas m (genitive singular blais, nominative plural blasanna)
- taste, flavour
- (linguistics) accent (distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.)
- (as a negative polarity item) nothing, anything
- Ní bhfuair mé blas.
- I didn’t get anything.
Declension
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Derived terms
Related terms
- blais (“taste”, verb)
- blaiseadh (“tasting”)
Mutation
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| radical | lenition | eclipsis |
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| blas | bhlas | mblas |
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Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
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References
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “blas”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 273
- Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 72, page 38
- Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 45
- Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 215, page 81
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “blas”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Middle Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish mlas, from Proto-Celtic *mlasto-, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *mel-s- (compare Russian молса́ть (molsátʹ, “to suck”)).
Noun
blas m
Synonyms
- blasacht
Descendants
Mutation
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References
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “blas”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Papiamentu
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish blas, from Old Irish mlas, from Proto-Celtic *mlastos, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *mel-s- (compare Russian молса́ть (molsátʹ, “to suck”)).
Pronunciation
Noun
blas m (genitive singular blais, plural blasan)
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Mutation
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
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References
- Edward Dwelly (1911) “blas”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “blas”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Spanish
Welsh
Etymology
From Middle Welsh blas, from Proto-Brythonic *blas, from Proto-Celtic *mlasto-, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *mel-s- (“to try, taste”). Cognate with Cornish blas, Breton blaz, Irish blas; outside of Celtic, compare Russian молса́ть (molsátʹ, “to suck”).[1][2]
Pronunciation
Noun
blas m (plural blasau)
Derived terms
Mutation
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Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
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References
- Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 273
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