blasta
Irish
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈbˠl̪ˠɑsˠt̪ˠə/
- (Aran) IPA(key): /ˈbˠlɑsˠt̪ˠə/
- (Connemara, Mayo, Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈbˠlˠasˠt̪ˠə/
Etymology 1
[edit]From Middle Irish blasta, from Old Irish blas. By surface analysis, blas + -ta (adjectival suffix).
Adjective
[edit]blasta
- savoury, tasty, delicious
- correct, telling, well-spoken (of speech)
- (figuratively) good (of work, music, speech, etc.)
- sweet, smooth-working (of implement, machine)
- tasteful, neat
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | masculine | feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| nominative | blasta | bhlasta | blasta; bhlasta2 | |
| vocative | bhlasta | blasta | ||
| genitive | blasta | blasta | blasta | |
| dative | blasta; bhlasta1 |
bhlasta | blasta; bhlasta2 | |
| Comparative | níos blasta | |||
| Superlative | is blasta | |||
1 When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
2 When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Derived terms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]- blastanas m (“flavour”)
- blastóir m (“taster”)
- dea-bhlasta (“good to taste, palatable; well-flavoured, savoury”, adjective)
- do-bhlasta (“ill-tasting, unappetizing”, adjective)
- so-bhlasta (“tasty”, adjective)
Etymology 2
[edit]blais + -ta (participial suffix)
Participle
[edit]blasta
- past participle of blais
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.
Further reading
[edit]- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “blasta”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “blasta”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Middle Irish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From blas (“taste, flavour”) + -ta.
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]blasta
Synonyms
[edit]- (sweet): milis
Descendants
[edit]Mutation
[edit]| radical | lenition | nasalization |
|---|---|---|
| blasta | blasta pronounced with /β(ʲ)-/ |
mblasta |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Middle Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
[edit]- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “blasta”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Scottish Gaelic
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle Irish blasta, from Old Irish blas. By surface analysis, blas + -ta.
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]blasta
Derived terms
[edit]- ana-blasta (“insipid, tasteless; of bad taste”, adjective)
- blastachd f (“sweetness, savouriness; tastefulness; agreeableness”)
- blastag f (“sweet-mouthed female”)
Mutation
[edit]| radical | lenition |
|---|---|
| blasta | bhlasta |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
[edit]- Edward Dwelly (1911) “blasta”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary][1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “blasta”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Irish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Irish terms inherited from Middle Irish
- Irish terms derived from Middle Irish
- Irish terms derived from Old Irish
- Irish terms suffixed with -ta (adjective)
- Irish lemmas
- Irish adjectives
- Irish terms suffixed with -ta (participle)
- Irish non-lemma forms
- Irish past participles
- Middle Irish terms suffixed with -da
- Middle Irish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Middle Irish lemmas
- Middle Irish adjectives
- Scottish Gaelic terms inherited from Middle Irish
- Scottish Gaelic terms derived from Middle Irish
- Scottish Gaelic terms derived from Old Irish
- Scottish Gaelic terms suffixed with -te
- Scottish Gaelic terms with IPA pronunciation
- Scottish Gaelic lemmas
- Scottish Gaelic adjectives