Bourguignon

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Etymology

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From Old French blanc, from Early Medieval Latin blancus, from Frankish *blank.

Adjective

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blian (feminine singular bliainche)

  1. white

Derived terms

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Irish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /bʲlʲiənˠ/, /bʲlʲiən̪ˠ/[1]

Noun

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blian

  1. genitive plural of bliain (year)

Mutation

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Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
blian bhlian mblian
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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  1. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 62