blàth

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish bláth, from Proto-Celtic *blātus, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₃- (“blossom, flower”).

Noun

blàth m (genitive singular blàith, plural blàthan)

  1. blossom, bloom, flower

Synonyms

Adjective

blàth (genitive singular masculine blàith, genitive singular feminine blàithe, nominative plural blàtha)

  1. warm
    Tha am bùrn blàth. ― The water is warm.

Declension
Case Masculine singular Feminine singular Plural
Nominative blàth bhlàth blàtha
Vocative bhlàith bhlàith blàtha
Genitive bhlàith bhlàith/blàithe blàtha
Dative bhlàth bhlàith blàtha

References
  • 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
  • “bláth” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
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