blasta-

See also: blasta and blåsta

Irish

Alternative forms

• blastai- (before a slender consonant)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek βλαστός (blastós, “a germ, bud, sprout, shoot”), from βλαστάνειν (blastánein, “to bud, sprout, grow”).

Prefix

blasta-

1. blasto-

Derived terms

Irish terms prefixed with blasta-

• blastaicéal m (“blastocoele”)
• blastaicist f (“blastocyst”)
• blastaideirm f (“blastoderm”)
• blastaimír f (“blastomere”)
• blastapór m (“blastopore”)

 

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “blasta(i)-”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN