blite

See also: blíte

English
Amaranthus blitum

Etymology

From Latin blitum.

Pronunciation
  • enPR: blīt, IPA(key): /blaɪt/
  • Rhymes: -aɪt
  • Homophone: blight

Noun

blite (plural blites)

  1. The plant Amaranthus blitum, purple amaranth.
  2. Any of various plants in the genus Chenopodium.
  3. Any of various plants in the genus Atriplex.

Derived terms

References

Irish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈbʲlʲɪtʲə/[1]
  • (Aran) IPA(key): /ˈbʲlɪtʲə/[2]

Verb

blite

  1. past participle of bligh (“milk”, verb)

Noun

blite m sg

  1. genitive singular of bleán

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
blite bhlite mblite
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References
  1. Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 44
  2. Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 47
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