blian

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Bourguignon[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old French blanc, from Early Medieval Latin blancus, from Frankish *blank.

Adjective[edit]

blian (feminine singular bliainche)

  1. white

Derived terms[edit]

Irish[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /bʲlʲiənˠ/, /bʲlʲiən̪ˠ/[1]

Noun[edit]

blian

  1. genitive plural of bliain (year)

Mutation[edit]

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
blian bhlian mblian
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 62