plámás
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Irish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Anglo-Norman blanc-manger (“blancmange”). (Compare the evolution of flummery, which originally meant "a custard-like dish made from oats" but now also has the extended meaning "flattery, speech meant to impress".)
Noun[edit]
plámás m (genitive singular plámáis)
- (act of) flattering, flattery; soft talk, cajolery
Declension[edit]
Declension of plámás
Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article:
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Derived terms[edit]
Mutation[edit]
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
plámás | phlámás | bplámás |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References[edit]
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “plámás”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN