blian

Bourguignon

Etymology

From Old French blanc, from Early Medieval Latin blancus, from Frankish *blank.

Adjective

blian (feminine singular bliainche)

  1. white

Derived terms

  • bliainchi

Irish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bʲlʲiənˠ/, /bʲlʲiən̪ˠ/[1]

Noun

blian

  1. genitive plural of bliain (“year”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of blian
radical lenition eclipsis
blian bhlian mblian

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

References

  1. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 62
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