blàr

See also: blár

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish blāro-s, from Proto-Celtic *blā, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰel-.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bɫ̪aːɾ/

Noun

blàr m (genitive singular blàir, plural blàir or blàran)

  1. battle, uproar
    Am Blàr Mharatoin ― The Battle of Marathon
  2. battlefield, field
  3. moss

Synonyms

Derived terms

Descendants

  • English: Blair, Blaire, Blayre

Adjective

blàr (comparative blàire)

  1. hew, white-faced

Mutation

Mutation of blàr
radical lenition
blàr bhlàr

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

  1. ^ MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “blàr”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language‎[1], Stirling, →ISBN, page blàr
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