Manx edit

Etymology edit

From Old Irish bláesc (eggshell, nutshell).

Noun edit

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 edit

Mutation edit

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.