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bladair

bladair

Irish

Verb

bladair (present analytic bladraíonn, future analytic bladróidh, verbal noun bladar, past participle bladartha)

  1. cajole
    (proverb) Bladair an drochmhadra agus ní heagal duit an dea-mhadra.Mollify the wicked and you need not fear the strong. lit. "Cajole the bad dog and you needn't be afraid of the good dog."
  2. adulate, flatter
Conjugation

Etymology 2

Noun

bladair m

  1. genitive singular of bladar

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
bladair bhladair mbladair
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.