# blas
## Cornish
### Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *blas, from Proto-Celtic *mlastos.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [blæːz]

### Noun

blas m (plural blasow)
* taste

#### Related terms

* blasa

## German
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [blaːs]
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -aːs

### Verb

blas
* singular imperative of blasen
* (colloquial) first-person singular present of blasen

## Irish
### Etymology

From Middle Irish blas, from Old Irish mlas, from Proto-Celtic *mlastos, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *mel-s- (compare Russian молса́ть (molsátʹ, “to suck”)).

### Pronunciation

* (Munster) IPA: /bˠl̪ˠɑsˠ/
* (Aran) IPA: /bˠlɑsˠ/
* (Connemara, Mayo, Ulster) IPA: /bˠlˠasˠ/, /bˠl̪ˠasˠ/

### Noun

blas m (genitive singular blais, nominative plural blasanna)
* taste, flavour
* (linguistics) accent (distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.)
* (as a negative polarity item) nothing, anything
    Ní bhfuair mé blas.I didn’t get anything.

#### Declension

bare forms
case
singular
plural
nominative
blas
blasanna
vocative
a bhlais
a bhlasanna
genitive
blais
blasanna
dative
blas
blasanna
forms with the definite article
case
singular
plural
nominative
an blas
na blasanna
genitive
an bhlais
na mblasanna
dative
leis an mblas don bhlas
leis na blasanna :

#### Derived terms

* blasta (“tasty”)
* míbhlas (“bad taste”)

#### Related terms

* blais (“taste”, verb)
* blaiseadh (“tasting”)

### Mutation

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish. All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

### References

* ↑ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “blas”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
* ↑ Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 273
* ↑ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 72, page 38
* ↑ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 45
* ↑ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 215, page 81

### Further reading

* Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “blas”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

## Middle Irish
### Etymology

From Old Irish mlas, from Proto-Celtic *mlasto-, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *mel-s- (compare Russian молса́ть (molsátʹ, “to suck”)).

### Noun

blas m
* flavour
* savour
* taste

#### Synonyms

* blasacht

#### Descendants

* Irish: blas
* Manx: blass
* Scottish Gaelic: blas

### Mutation

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Middle Irish. All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

### References

* Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “blas”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

## Papiamentu
### Etymology

From Dutch blazen.

### Verb

blas
* to blow

## Scottish Gaelic
### Etymology

From Old Irish blas, from Old Irish mlas, from Proto-Celtic *mlastos, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *mel-s- (compare Russian молса́ть (molsátʹ, “to suck”)).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /pl̪ˠas̪/

### Noun

blas m (genitive singular blais, plural blasan)
* taste, flavour
* accent

#### Related terms

* blais
* blasad
* blasta

### Mutation

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic. All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

### References

* Edward Dwelly (1911) “blas”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎, 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
* Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “blas”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

## Spanish
### Noun

blas m pl
* plural of bla

## Welsh
### Etymology

From Middle Welsh blas, from Proto-Brythonic *blas, from Proto-Celtic *mlasto-, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *mel-s- (“to try, taste”). Cognate with Cornish blas, Breton blaz, Irish blas; outside of Celtic, compare Russian молса́ть (molsátʹ, “to suck”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /blaːs/
* Rhymes: -aːs

### Noun

blas m (plural blasau)
* taste, flavour
    Synonym: chwaeth
* (physiology) sense of taste
    Synonyms: sawr, archwaeth

#### Derived terms

* blasu (“to taste”)
* blasus (“tasty”)
* cyflas (“flavour”)
* diflas (“tasteless, insipid”)
* hyfrydflas (“savoury, savouriness”)

### Mutation

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh. All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

### References

* ↑ R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “blas”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
* ↑ Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 273