blàr

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See also: blár

Scottish Gaelic

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Etymology

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From Old Irish blāro-s, from Proto-Celtic *blā, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰel-.[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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blàr m (genitive singular blàir, plural blàir or blàran)

  1. battle, uproar
    Am Blàr MharatoinThe Battle of Marathon
  2. battlefield, field
  3. moss

Synonyms

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • English: Blair, Blaire, Blayre

Adjective

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blàr (comparative blàire)

  1. hew, white-faced

Mutation

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Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical Lenition
blàr bhlàr
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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  1. ^ MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “blàr”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language[1], Stirling, →ISBN, page blàr