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”).
Derived terms
Irish terms prefixed with blasta-
- blastaicéal m (“blastocoele”)
- blastaicist f (“blastocyst”)
- blastaideirm f (“blastoderm”)
- blastaimír f (“blastomere”)
- blastapór m (“blastopore”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| blasta- | bhlasta- | mblasta- |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “blasta(i)-”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
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