See also: Blas, BLAS, Bläs, B.L.A.S., blås, bläs, and Błaś

Cornish

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Etymology

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From Proto-Brythonic *blas, from Proto-Celtic *mlastos.

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Noun

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blas m (plural blasow)

  1. taste
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German

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [blaːs]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -aːs

Verb

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blas

  1. singular imperative of blasen
  2. (colloquial) first-person singular present of blasen

Irish

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Etymology

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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)).

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Noun

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blas m (genitive singular blais, nominative plural blasanna)

  1. taste, flavour
  2. (linguistics) accent (distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.)
  3. (as a negative polarity item) nothing, anything
    Ní bhfuair mé blas.
    I didn’t get anything.

Declension

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Mutation

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Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
blas bhlas mblas
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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  1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “blas”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 273
  3. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 72, page 38
  4. ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 45
  5. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 215, page 81

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Middle Irish

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Etymology

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From Old Irish mlas, from Proto-Celtic *mlasto-, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *mel-s- (compare Russian молса́ть (molsátʹ, to suck)).

Noun

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blas m

  1. flavour
  2. savour
  3. taste

Synonyms

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Descendants

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  • Irish: blas
  • Manx: blass
  • Scottish Gaelic: blas

Mutation

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Middle Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Nasalization
blas blas
pronounced with /β(ʲ)-/
mblas
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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Papiamentu

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Etymology

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From Dutch blazen.

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blas

  1. to blow

Scottish Gaelic

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Etymology

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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)).

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Noun

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blas m (genitive singular blais, plural blasan)

  1. taste, flavour
  2. accent
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Mutation

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Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical Lenition
blas bhlas
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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  • Edward Dwelly (1911) “blas”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎[1], 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

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Noun

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blas m pl

  1. plural of bla

Welsh

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Etymology

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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]

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Noun

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blas m (plural blasau)

  1. taste, flavour
    Synonym: chwaeth
  2. (physiology) sense of taste
    Synonyms: sawr, archwaeth

Derived terms

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Mutation

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Welsh mutation
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

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  1. ^ 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
  2. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 273