blite

English

Amaranthus blitum

Etymology

From Latin blitum.

Pronunciation

• enPR: blīt, IPA^(key): /blaɪt/
• Rhymes: -aɪt
• Homophone: blight

Noun

blite (plural blites)

1. The plant Amaranthus blitum, purple amaranth.
2. Any of various plants in the genus Chenopodium.
3. Any of various plants in the genus Atriplex.

References

• blite on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Amaranthus blitum on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Chenopodium on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Atriplex on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

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Irish

Verb

blite

1. past participle of bligh (“milk”, verb)

Noun

blite m sg

1. genitive singular of bleán

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
blite	bhlite	mblite
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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