bliain
Irish edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Old Irish blíadain,[2] from Proto-Celtic *blēdanī (“year”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
bliain f (genitive singular bliana, nominative plural blianta)
Usage notes edit
Bliain has the irregular count plural bliana:
- trí bliana ― three years
- seacht mbliana ― seven years
- ceithre bliana déag ― fourteen years
Declension edit
Declension of bliain
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Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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- Alternative genitive plural: blian
Derived terms edit
- athbhliain (“new year”)
- blianacht (“annuity”)
- bliantúil (“annual”)
- i mbliana (“this year”)
Mutation edit
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| bliain | bhliain | mbliain |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References edit
- ^ “bliain”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
- ^ G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “bliadain”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 19
- ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 46
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 62
Further reading edit
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “bliaḋain”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 71
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “bliain”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “bliain” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “bliain” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.