blein
See also: bléin
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch bleine. Cognate with English blain.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /blɛi̯n/
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: blein
- Rhymes: -ɛi̯n
Noun
blein f (plural bleinen, diminutive bleintje n)
Synonyms
Derived terms
- bleinroos
- bloedblein
Manx
Etymology
From Old Irish blíadain,[1] from Proto-Celtic *bleidanī (“year”). Cognate with Irish bliain and Scottish Gaelic bliadhna.
Pronunciation
Noun
bleïn f (genitive singular bleeaney, plural bleeantyn)
- year
- Cha vel mee er n'akin eh rish bleeantyn liauyrey. ― I haven't set eyes on him for years.
- Niartee y graih oc car ny bleeantyn. ― Their love deepened through the years.
- Ta ny bleeantyn tayrn er gerrey. ― The years draw nigh.
Usage notes
Bleïn has the irregular count plural bleeaney:
- three bleeaney ― three years
- shey bleeaney ― six years
- queig bleeaney jeig ― fifteen years
Derived terms
Mutation
| radical | lenition | eclipsis |
|---|---|---|
| bleïn | vleïn | mleïn |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Manx.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “bliadain”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ Christopher Lewin (2020), Aspects of the historical phonology of Manx, Edinburgh: University of Edinburgh, , page 94
Volapük
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bleˈin/
Noun
blein (uncountable bleins)
Declension
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | blein |
| genitive | bleina |
| dative | bleine |
| accusative | bleini |
| vocative 1 | o blein! |
| predicative 2 | bleinu |
1 status as a case is disputed
2 in later, non-classical Volapük only