blaa
English
Etymology
From French, either from blé (“wheat”) or from blanc (“white”) as in pain blanc (“white bread”).
Noun
blaa (plural blaas)
- (bakery, Ireland) a soft white breakfast roll, traditionally associated with south-east Ireland
Derived terms
Manx
Etymology
From Old Irish bláth, from Proto-Celtic *blātus, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₃- (“blossom, flower”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bleː/
Mutation
| Manx mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| blaa | vlaa | mlaa |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Derived terms
- blaag
- blaaghey
- blaagheyder
- blaanid
- blaaoil
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