blasta
Irish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbˠlˠasˠt̪ˠə/
Etymology 1
From Middle Irish blasta, from Old Irish blas; synchronically, blas + -ta (adjectival suffix).
Adjective
blasta
- savoury, tasty, delicious
- (of speech) correct, telling, well-spoken
- (figuratively) good (of work, music, speech, etc.)
- (of implement, machine) sweet, smooth-working
- tasteful, neat
Declension
Declension of blasta
| 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
- (tasty, delicious):
- blastacht f (“tastiness”)
- blastán m (“seasoning”)
- blastóg f (“savoury”)
Related terms
- 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
blais + -ta (participial suffix)
Participle
blasta
- past participle of blais
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| blasta | bhlasta | mblasta |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- "blasta" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- “blasta” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
Middle Irish
Etymology
Adjective
blasta
Synonyms
- (sweet): milis
Descendants
Mutation
| Middle Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
| blasta | blasta pronounced with /v(ʲ)-/ | mblasta |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- “blasta” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
Scottish Gaelic
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Middle Irish blasta, from Old Irish blas; synchronically, blas + -ta.
Adjective
blasta
Derived terms
- ana-blasta (“insipid, tasteless; of bad taste”, adjective)
- blastachd f (“sweetness, savouriness; tastefulness; agreeableness”)
- blastag f (“sweet-mouthed female”)
Mutation
| Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition |
| blasta | bhlasta |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |
Further reading
- Faclair Gàidhlig Dwelly Air Loidhne, Dwelly, Edward (1911), Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan/The Illustrated [Scottish] Gaelic-English Dictionary (10th ed.), Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- “blasta” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
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