blass

See also: blaß

German

Alternative forms

• blaß (before the 1996 spelling reform)

Etymology

From Middle High German blas.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /blas/
• Rhymes: -as

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Adjective

blass (comparative blasser or blässer, superlative am blassesten or am blässesten)

1. pale

Derived terms

• blassblau
• Blässe
• blassgelb
• blassgrün
• blassrosa
• erblassen
• verblassen

 

Further reading

• “blass” in Duden online

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Manx

Etymology

From Middle Irish blas, from Old Irish mlas, from Proto-Celtic *mlasto-, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *mel-s- (compare Russian молса́ть (molsátʹ, “to suck”).

Noun

blass m (genitive singular blass, plural blassyn)

1. taste, flavour

   Cha vel blass er. ― It has no taste.

   Dty phaag lesh blass ny molley. ― Your kiss with the taste of honey.

   Ta blass eeast er. ― It tastes of fish.

   Ta blass unnishyn er yn anvroie. ― The soup tastes of onion.

2. accent

   Ta blass kiart ny Gaelgey ayd. ― You have a correct Manx accent.

   Ta blass ny Baarle echey. ― He has an English (language) accent.

   Ta blass Sostynagh echey. ― He has an English (of England) accent.

   Ta blass Yernagh echey. ― He speaks with an Irish accent.

3. spiciness

   Dy chur blass da skeeal. ― To give spice to a story.

4. tinge, overtone

   Va blass trimshey ayns e choraa. ― There was a note of sorrow in his voice.

Derived terms

• aavlass m (“aftertaste”)

Related terms

• blasstal (“tasty, savory; seasoned; fruity”)
• blayst m (“taste, flavour”)

References

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “blas”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “mlas”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language