blas
Cornish edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Brythonic *blas, from Proto-Celtic *mlastos, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *mel-s- (compare Russian молса́ть (molsátʹ, “to suck”)).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
blas m (plural blasow)
Related terms edit
German edit
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
blas
Irish edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Irish blas, from Old Irish mlas, from Proto-Celtic *mlastos, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *mel-s- (compare Russian молса́ть (molsátʹ, “to suck”)).
Pronunciation edit
- (Munster) IPA(key): /bˠl̪ˠɑsˠ/
- (Aran) IPA(key): /bˠlɑsˠ/
- (Connemara, Mayo, Ulster) IPA(key): /bˠlˠasˠ/
Noun edit
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 edit
Related terms edit
Mutation edit
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
blas | bhlas | mblas |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading edit
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “blas”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 273
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “blas”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 45
- Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 81
- Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 38
Middle Irish edit
Etymology edit
From Old Irish mlas, from Proto-Celtic *mlastos, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *mel-s- (compare Russian молса́ть (molsátʹ, “to suck”)).
Noun edit
blas m
Synonyms edit
Descendants edit
Mutation edit
Middle Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
blas | blas pronounced with /v(ʲ)-/ |
mblas |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References edit
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “blas”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Papiamentu edit
Etymology edit
Verb edit
blas
- to blow
Scottish Gaelic edit
Etymology edit
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”)).
Noun edit
blas m (genitive singular blais, plural blasan)
Related terms edit
Mutation edit
Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
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Radical | Lenition |
blas | bhlas |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References edit
- Edward Dwelly (1911) “blas”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary][1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “blas”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Spanish edit
Noun edit
blas m pl
Welsh edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Welsh blas, from Proto-Brythonic *blas, from Proto-Celtic *mlastos, 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 edit
Noun edit
blas m (plural blasau)
Derived terms edit
- blasu (“to taste”)
- blasus (“tasty”)
- diflas (“tasteless, insipid”)
- hyfrydflas (“savoury, savouriness”)
Mutation edit
Welsh mutation | |||
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radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
blas | flas | mlas | unchanged |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References edit
- ^ R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “blas”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
- ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 273