blein
See also: bléin
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch bleine. Cognate with English blain.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /blɛi̯n/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: blein
- Rhymes: -ɛi̯n
Derived terms
- bleinroos
- bloedblein
Manx
Etymology
From Old Irish blíadain, from Proto-Celtic *blēdanī (“year”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [blʲeːnʲ], [blʲiᵈn]
Noun
blein 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.
Derived terms
- bleinoil (“annual, yearly”)
Mutation
| Manx mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| blein | vlein | mlein |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “bliadain”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Volapük
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bleˈin/
Declension
declension of blein
| 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
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