bláith
Irish edit
Etymology edit
Old Irish bláith (“soft, smooth”) from earlier mláith, from Proto-Celtic *mlātis (“soft, tender”), from Proto-Indo-European *ml̥h₂-ti-s ~ *ml̥h₁-téy-s, from *melh₂- (“to crush, grind”) + *-tis. Originally meant "ground soft".
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
bláith (genitive singular masculine bláith, genitive singular feminine bláithe, plural bláithe, comparative bláithe)
Declension edit
Declension of bláith
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | bláith | bhláith | bláithe; bhláithe² | |
| Vocative | bhláith | bláithe | ||
| Genitive | bláithe | bláithe | bláith | |
| Dative | bláith; bhláith¹ |
bhláith | bláithe; bhláithe² | |
| Comparative | níos bláithe | |||
| Superlative | is bláithe | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Derived terms edit
- bláithe (“smoothness”)
- bláithfholt (“glossy hair”)
Mutation edit
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| bláith | bhláith | mbláith |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||