bladair

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Irish[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Borrowed from Middle English bloderen (to blather) or borrowed directly from its source Old Norse blaðra (to speak inarticulately, talk nonsense).

Verb[edit]

bladair (present analytic bladraíonn, future analytic bladróidh, verbal noun bladar, past participle bladartha) (transitive, intransitive)

  1. cajole
    Bladair an drochmhadra agus ní heagal duit an dea-mhadra. (proverb)
    Mollify the wicked and you need not fear the strong.
    (literally, “Cajole the bad dog and you needn't be afraid of the good dog.”)
  2. adulate, flatter
Conjugation[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
  • bladaireacht f ((act of) cajoling; cajolery, flattery)

Etymology 2[edit]

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun[edit]

bladair m

  1. genitive singular of bladar (cajolery; flattery)

Mutation[edit]

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
bladair bhladair mbladair
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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