Definify.com

Definition 2024


blein

blein

Dutch

Noun

blein f (plural bleinen, diminutive bleintje n)

  1. blister

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • bleinroos
  • bloedblein

Manx

Etymology

From Old Irish blíadain, from Proto-Celtic *blēdanī (year).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [blʲeːnʲ], [blʲiᵈn]

Noun

blein f (genitive singular bleeaney, plural bleeantyn)

  1. year
    Cha vel mee er n'akin eh rish bleeantyn liauyrey.
    I haven't set eyes on him for years.
    Niartee y graih oc car ny bleeantyn.
    Their love deepened through the years.
    Ta ny bleeantyn tayrn er gerrey.
    The years draw nigh.

Derived terms

Mutation

Manx mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
blein vlein mlein
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

  • bliadain” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.

Volapük

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bleˈin/

Noun

blein (uncountable bleins)

  1. blindness

Declension