bláthnaid

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish bláthnait (“weasel”).

Noun

bláthnaid f (genitive singular bláthnaide, nominative plural bláthnaidí)

1. (female) stoat

Declension

Declension of bláthnaid

Second declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative bláthnaid bláthnaidí Vocative a bhláthnaid a bhláthnaidí Genitive bláthnaide bláthnaidí Dative bláthnaid bláthnaidí

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an bhláthnaid na bláthnaidí Genitive na bláthnaide na mbláthnaidí Dative leis an mbláthnaid don bhláthnaid leis na bláthnaidí

Derived terms

• bláthnaid ghallda f (“least weasel”)

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “bláthnaid”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 bláthnait”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language