blàr

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See also: blár

Scottish Gaelic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

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

  1. battle, uproar
    Am Blàr Mharatoin ― The Battle of Marathon
  2. battlefield, field
  3. moss

Synonyms[edit]

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • English: Blair, Blaire, Blayre

Adjective[edit]

blàr (comparative blàire)

  1. hew, white-faced

Mutation[edit]

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[edit]

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