blas
Cornish
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *mlastos, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *mel-s- (compare Russian молса́ть (molsátʹ, “to suck”)).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [blæːz]
Noun
blas m (plural blasow)
- taste
Related terms
- blasa
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [blaːs]
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -aːs
Verb
blas
- singular imperative of blasen
- (colloquial) first-person singular present of blasen
Irish
Etymology
From Middle Irish blas, from Old Irish mlas, from Proto-Celtic *mlastos, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *mel-s- (compare Russian молса́ть (molsátʹ, “to suck”)).
Pronunciation
- (Munster) IPA(key): /bˠl̪ˠɑsˠ/
- (Aran) IPA(key): /bˠlɑsˠ/
- (Connemara, Mayo, Ulster) IPA(key): /bˠlˠasˠ/
Noun
blas m (genitive singular blais, nominative plural blasanna)
- taste, flavour
- (linguistics) accent (distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.)
- (as a negative polarity item) nothing, anything
- Ní bhfuair mé blas. ― I didn’t get anything
Declension
First declension
Bare forms:
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Related terms
- blais (“taste”, verb)
- blaiseadh (“tasting”)
- blasta (“tasty”)
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
blas | bhlas | mblas |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “blas”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 273
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “blas”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Finck, F. N. (1899), Die araner mundart, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, vol. II, p. 45.
- Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 38
Middle Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish mlas, from Proto-Celtic *mlastos, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *mel-s- (compare Russian молса́ть (molsátʹ, “to suck”)).
Noun
blas m
- flavour
- savour
- taste
Synonyms
- blasacht
Descendants
- Irish: blas
- Manx: blass
- Scottish Gaelic: blas
Mutation
Middle Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
blas | blas pronounced with /v(ʲ)-/ | mblas |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “blas”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Papiamentu
Etymology
From Dutch blazen.
Verb
blas
- to blow
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish blas, from Old Irish mlas, from Proto-Celtic *mlastos, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *mel-s- (compare Russian молса́ть (molsátʹ, “to suck”)).
Noun
blas m (genitive singular blais, plural blasan)
- taste, flavour
- accent
Related terms
- blais
- blasad
- blasta
Mutation
Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
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Radical | Lenition |
blas | bhlas |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
- Edward Dwelly (1911), “blas”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “blas”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Spanish
Noun
blas m pl
- plural of bla
Welsh
Etymology
From Middle Welsh blas, from Proto-Brythonic *blas, from Proto-Celtic *mlastos, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *mel-s- (compare Russian молса́ть (molsátʹ, “to suck”). Cognate with Cornish blas, Breton blaz, Irish blas.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /blaːs/
- Rhymes: -aːs
Noun
blas m (plural blasau)
- taste, flavour
Derived terms
- blasu (“to taste”)
- blasus (“tasty”)
- diflas (“tasteless, insipid”)
Mutation
Welsh mutation | |||
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radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
blas | flas | mlas | unchanged |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |