blorai

Welsh

Etymology

blawr (“grey, blue; salt, saltpetre”) +‎ -ai, from Proto-Celtic *blāros, closely related to *blāwos (“yellow”).

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈblɔrai̯/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈbloːrai̯/, /ˈblɔrai̯/

Noun

blorai m (plural bloreion)

1. (obsolete) nitrogen

   Synonym: nitrogen

Related terms

• blorig (“nitric”)
• blorog (“nitrous”)
• blorsur (“nitric acid”)
• callestrai (“silicon”)
• ufelai (“oxygen”)
• ulai (“hydrogen”)

 

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
blorai	florai	mlorai	unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “blorai”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies