blasta-
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Irish
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- blastai- (before a slender consonant)
Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek βλαστός (blastós, “a germ, bud, sprout, shoot”), from βλαστάνειν (blastánein, “to bud, sprout, grow”).
Prefix
[edit]blasta-
Derived terms
[edit]- blastaicéal m (“blastocoele”)
- blastaicist f (“blastocyst”)
- blastaideirm f (“blastoderm”)
- blastaimír f (“blastomere”)
- blastapór m (“blastopore”)
Mutation
[edit]radical | lenition | eclipsis |
---|---|---|
blasta- | bhlasta- | mblasta- |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
[edit]- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “blasta(i)-”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN