blasta-
Irish
Alternative forms
- blastai- (before a slender consonant)
Etymology
From Ancient Greek βλαστός (blastós, “a germ, bud, sprout, shoot”), from βλαστάνειν (blastánein, “to bud, sprout, grow”).
Prefix
blasta-
Derived terms
Irish terms prefixed with blasta-
- blastaicéal m (“blastocoele”)
- blastaicist f (“blastocyst”)
- blastaideirm f (“blastoderm”)
- blastaimír f (“blastomere”)
- blastapór m (“blastopore”)
Mutation
| radical | lenition | eclipsis |
|---|---|---|
| blasta- | bhlasta- | mblasta- |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “blasta(i)-”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN