bladair

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Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Middle English bloderen (to blather) or borrowed directly from its source Old Norse blaðra (to speak inarticulately, talk nonsense).

Verb

bladair (present analytic bladraíonn, future analytic bladróidh, verbal noun bladar, past participle bladartha) (ambitransitive)

  1. cajole
    Bladair an drochmhadra agus ní heagal duit an dea-mhadra. (proverb)
    Mollify the wicked and you need not fear the strong.
    (literally, “Cajole the bad dog and you needn't be afraid of the good dog.”)
  2. adulate, flatter
Conjugation
Derived terms
  • bladaireacht f ((act of) cajoling; cajolery, flattery)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

bladair m

  1. genitive singular of bladar (cajolery; flattery)

Mutation

Mutated forms of bladair
radical lenition eclipsis
bladair bhladair mbladair

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

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