blàr

See also: blár

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish blāro-s, from Proto-Celtic *blā, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰel-.[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /bɫ̪aːɾ/

Noun

blàr m (genitive singular blàir, plural blàir or blàran)

  1. battle, uproar
    Am Blàr Mharatoin ― The Battle of Marathon
  2. battlefield, field
  3. moss

Synonyms

Derived terms

Descendants
  • English: Blair, Blaire, Blayre

Adjective

blàr (comparative blàire)

  1. hew, white-faced

Mutation
Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical Lenition
blàrbhlàr
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References
  1. MacBain, Alexander; Mackay, Eneas (1911), “blàr”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language, Stirling, →ISBN, page blàr
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