blasta-
See also: blasta and blåsta
Irish
Alternative forms
- blastai- (before a slender consonant)
Etymology
From Ancient Greek βλαστός (blastós, “a germ, bud, sprout, shoot”), from βλαστάνειν (blastánein, “to bud, sprout, grow”).
Prefix
blasta-
- blasto-
Derived terms
► <a href='/wiki/Category:Irish_words_prefixed_with_blasta-' title='Category:Irish words prefixed with blasta-'>Irish words prefixed with blasta-</a>
- blastaicéal m (“blastocoele”)
- blastaicist f (“blastocyst”)
- blastaideirm f (“blastoderm”)
- blastaimír f (“blastomere”)
- blastapór m (“blastopore”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| blasta- | bhlasta- | mblasta- |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- "blasta(i)-" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.