blàr
See also: blár
Scottish Gaelic edit
Etymology edit
From Old Irish blāro-s, from Proto-Celtic *blā, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰel-.[1]
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
blàr m (genitive singular blàir, plural blàir or blàran)
- battle, uproar
- Am Blàr Mharatoin ― The Battle of Marathon
- battlefield, field
- moss
Synonyms edit
- (battle): cath
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
Adjective edit
blàr (comparative blàire)
Mutation edit
| Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition |
| blàr | bhlàr |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |
References edit
- ^ MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “blàr”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language[1], Stirling, →ISBN, page blàr