From Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₂- (“yellow”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰel-. Cognate with Latin flavus.[1]
*blāwos[1]
- yellow
O/ā-stem
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masculine
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singular
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dual
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plural
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nominative
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*blāwos
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*blāwou
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*blāwoi
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vocative
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*blāwe
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*blāwou
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*blāwoi
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accusative
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*blāwom
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*blāwou
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*blāwoms
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genitive
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*blāwī
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*blāwous
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*blāwom
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dative
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*blāwūi
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*blāwobom
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*blāwobos
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instrumental
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*blāwū
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*blāwobim
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*blāwobis
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feminine
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singular
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dual
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plural
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nominative
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*blāwā
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*blāwai
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*blāwās
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vocative
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*blāwā
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*blāwai
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*blāwās
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accusative
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*blāwam
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*blāwai
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*blāwams
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genitive
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*blāwās
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*blāwous
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*blāwom
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dative
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*blāwai
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*blāwābom
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*blāwābos
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instrumental
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*?
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*blāwābim
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*blāwābis
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neuter
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singular
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dual
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plural
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nominative
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*blāwom
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*blāwou
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*blāwā
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vocative
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*blāwom
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*blāwou
|
*blāwā
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accusative
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*blāwom
|
*blāwou
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*blāwā
|
genitive
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*blāwī
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*blāwous
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*blāwom
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dative
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*blāwūi
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*blāwobom
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*blāwobos
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instrumental
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*blāwū
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*blāwobim
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*blāwobis
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Declension of the comparative
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masculine
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singular
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dual
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plural
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nominative
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*blāwyūs
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*?
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*blāwyoses
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vocative
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*blāwyūs
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*?
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*blāwyoses
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accusative
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*blāwyosam
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*?
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*blāwyosams
|
genitive
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*blāwisos
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*?
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*blāwisom
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dative
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*blāwisei
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*?
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*blāwisbos
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instrumental
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*blāwisī
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*?
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*blāwisbis
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feminine
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singular
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dual
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plural
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nominative
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*blāwyūs
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*?
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*blāwyoses
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vocative
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*blāwyūs
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*?
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*blāwyoses
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accusative
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*blāwyosam
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*?
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*blāwyosams
|
genitive
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*blāwisos
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*?
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*blāwisom
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dative
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*blāwisei
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*?
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*blāwisbos
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instrumental
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*blāwisī
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*?
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*blāwisbis
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neuter
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singular
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dual
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plural
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nominative
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*blāwyos
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*?
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*blāwyosa?
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vocative
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*blāwyos
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*?
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*blāwyosa?
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accusative
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*blāwyos
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*?
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*blāwyosa?
|
genitive
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*blāwisos
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*?
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*blāwisom
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dative
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*blāwisei
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*?
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*blāwisbos
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instrumental
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*blāwisī
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*?
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*blāwisbis
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*blāwo-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 68
- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “blá”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language