bláith

Irish

Etymology

Old Irish bláith (“soft, smooth”) from earlier mláith, from Proto-Celtic *mlātis (“soft, tender”), from Proto-Indo-European *ml̥h₂-ti-s ~ *ml̥h₁-téy-s, from *melh₂- (“to crush, grind”) +‎ *-tis. Originally meant "ground soft".

Adjective

bláith (genitive singular masculine bláith, genitive singular feminine bláithe, plural bláithe, comparative bláithe)

  1. (literary) smooth, delicate, beautiful

Declension
Declension of máith
Singular Plural (m/f)
Positive Masculine Feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
Nominative máith mháith máithe;
mháithe²
Vocative mháith máithe
Genitive máithe máithe máith
Dative máith;
mháith¹		 mháith máithe;
mháithe²
Comparative níos máithe
Superlative is máithe

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Derived terms
  • bláithe (“smoothness”)
  • bláithfholt (“glossy hair”)
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