blein
See also: bléin
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Dutch bleine. Cognate with English blain.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
blein f (plural bleinen, diminutive bleintje n)
Synonyms edit
Derived terms edit
Manx edit
Etymology edit
From Old Irish blíadain, from Proto-Celtic *blēdanī (“year”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
blein f (genitive singular bleeaney, plural bleeantyn)
- year
- Cha vel mee er n'akin eh rish bleeantyn liauyrey. ― I haven't set eyes on him for years.
- Niartee y graih oc car ny bleeantyn. ― Their love deepened through the years.
- Ta ny bleeantyn tayrn er gerrey. ― The years draw nigh.
Derived terms edit
- bleinoil (“annual, yearly”)
Mutation edit
Manx mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
blein | vlein | mlein |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References edit
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “bliadain”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Volapük edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
blein (uncountable bleins)
Declension edit
declension of blein
singular | |
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nominative | blein |
genitive | bleina |
dative | bleine |
accusative | bleini |
vocative 1 | o blein! |
predicative 2 | bleinu |
- 1 status as a case is disputed
- 2 in later, non-classical Volapük only