bléid

Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from English blade.

Noun

bléid f (genitive singular bléide, nominative plural bléideanna)

1. blade

Declension

Declension of bléid (second declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative bléid bléideanna vocative a bhléid a bhléideanna genitive bléide bléideanna dative bléid bléideanna forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an bhléid na bléideanna genitive na bléide na mbléideanna dative leis an mbléid don bhléid leis na bléideanna

Synonyms

• lann, lansa

Mutation

Mutated forms of bléid

radical	lenition	eclipsis
bléid	bhléid	mbléid

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

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

Luxembourgish

Adjective

bléid (masculine bléiden, neuter bléid, comparative méi bléid, superlative am bléidsten)

1. shy, timid