bleayst

Manx

Etymology

From Old Irish bláesc (“eggshell, nutshell”).

Noun

bleayst f (genitive singular [please provide], plural [please provide])

1. shell (of egg, crab)
2. hull, husk
3. bodywork (of vehicle)
4. (anatomy, zoology) gill cover, operculum
5. (zoology) shield
6. bang (sound)

Derived terms

• bleaystan
• bleaystee

Mutation

Manx mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
bleayst	vleayst	mleayst
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.