blas

See also Blas

Cornish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *mlasti, from Proto-Indo-European *mélh₁.

Pronunciation

• IPA: [blæːz]

Noun

blas m

1. taste

Related terms

• blasa

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German

Pronunciation

• IPA: [blaːs]

Verb

blas

1. Imperative singular of blasen.
2. (colloquial) First-person singular present of blasen.

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Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish blas, from mlas, from Proto-Celtic *mlasti, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *mélh₁. Akin to mil.

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA: [bˠl̪ˠɑsˠ]
• (Connacht, Ulster) IPA: [bˠlˠasˠ]

Noun

blas m (genitive blais, nominative plural blasanna)

1. taste, flavour
2. accent

Declension

Declension of blas

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative blas blasanna Vocative a bhlais a bhlasanna Genitive blais blasanna Dative blas blasanna

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an blas na blasanna Genitive an bhlais na mblasanna Dative leis an mblas don bhlas leis na blasanna

Related terms

• blais
• blaiseadh
• blasta

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
blas	bhlas	mblas
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language, Alexander MacBain, Eneas Mackay, 1911

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Old Irish

Etymology

From mlas (“taste”), from Proto-Celtic *mlasti, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *mélh₁.

Noun

blas

1. flavour
2. savour
3. taste

Synonyms

• blasacht
• mlas

Descendants

• Irish: blas
• Manx: blass
• Scottish Gaelic: blas

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Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish blas, from mlas (“taste”), from Proto-Celtic *mlasti, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *mélh₁.

Noun

blas m (genitive blais, plural blasan)

1. taste, flavour
2. accent

Related terms

• blais
• blasad
• blasta