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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