blasta-
Irish
editAlternative forms
edit- blastai- (before a slender consonant)
Etymology
editFrom Ancient Greek βλαστός (blastós, “a germ, bud, sprout, shoot”), from βλαστάνειν (blastánein, “to bud, sprout, grow”).
Prefix
editblasta-
Derived terms
edit- blastaicéal m (“blastocoele”)
- blastaicist f (“blastocyst”)
- blastaideirm f (“blastoderm”)
- blastaimír f (“blastomere”)
- blastapór m (“blastopore”)
Mutation
editIrish mutation | ||
---|---|---|
Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
blasta- | bhlasta- | mblasta- |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
edit- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “blasta(i)-”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN