blaosc

Irish

Alternative forms

plaosc
blaosg, plaosg (obsolete)

Etymology

From Old Irish bláesc (“eggshell, nutshell”).

Pronunciation

(Munster) IPA^(key): /pˠl̪ˠeːsˠk/, (corresponding to the form plaosc)
(Connacht) IPA^(key): /bˠlˠiːsˠk/
(Ulster) IPA^(key): /bˠlˠiːsˠk/, (older) /bˠlˠɯːsˠk/

Noun

blaosc f (genitive singular blaoisce, nominative plural blaoscanna or blaoscacha)

shell (of egg, nut, crustacean)

Declension

Declension of blaosc

Second declension

Bare forms

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	blaosc	blaoscanna
Vocative	a bhlaosc	a bhlaoscanna
Genitive	blaoisce	blaoscanna
Dative	blaosc	blaoscanna

Forms with the definite article

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an bhlaosc	na blaoscanna
Genitive	na blaoisce	na mblaoscanna
Dative	leis an mblaosc don bhlaosc	leis na blaoscanna

Alternative plural: blaoscacha

Derived terms

blaosc an chinn (“skull, cranium”)
blaosc cnó (“nutshell”)
blaosc uibhe (“eggshell”)

Verb

blaosc (present analytic blaoscann, future analytic blaoscfaidh, verbal noun blaoscadh, past participle blaosctha)

(transitive) puff, inflate
(chemistry, transitive) decrepitate

Conjugation

conjugation of blaosc (first conjugation – A)

		singular			plural			relative	autonomous
		first	second	third	first	second	third	relative	autonomous
indicative	present	blaoscaim	blaoscann tú; blaoscair^†	blaoscann sé, sí	blaoscaimid	blaoscann sibh	blaoscann siad; blaoscaid^†	a bhlaoscann; a bhlaoscas / a mblaoscann; a mblaoscas	blaosctar
	past	bhlaosc mé; bhlaoscas	bhlaosc tú; bhlaoscais	bhlaosc sé, sí	bhlaoscamar; bhlaosc muid	bhlaosc sibh; bhlaoscabhair	bhlaosc siad; bhlaoscadar	a bhlaosc / ar bhlaosc*	blaoscadh
	past habitual	bhlaoscainn / mblaoscainn‡‡	bhlaosctá / mblaosctá‡‡	bhlaoscadh sé, sí / mblaoscadh sé, sí‡‡	bhlaoscaimis; bhlaoscadh muid / mblaoscaimis‡‡; mblaoscadh muid‡‡	bhlaoscadh sibh / mblaoscadh sibh‡‡	bhlaoscaidís; bhlaoscadh siad / mblaoscaidís‡‡; mblaoscadh siad‡‡	a bhlaoscadh / a mblaoscadh*	bhlaosctaí / mblaosctaí‡‡
future		blaoscfaidh mé; blaoscfad	blaoscfaidh tú; blaoscfair^†	blaoscfaidh sé, sí	blaoscfaimid; blaoscfaidh muid	blaoscfaidh sibh	blaoscfaidh siad; blaoscfaid^†	a bhlaoscfaidh; a bhlaoscfas / a mblaoscfaidh; a mblaoscfas	blaoscfar
conditional		bhlaoscfainn / mblaoscfainn‡‡	bhlaoscfá / mblaoscfá‡‡	bhlaoscfadh sé, sí / mblaoscfadh sé, sí‡‡	bhlaoscfaimis; bhlaoscfadh muid / mblaoscfaimis‡‡; mblaoscfadh muid‡‡	bhlaoscfadh sibh / mblaoscfadh sibh‡‡	bhlaoscfaidís; bhlaoscfadh siad / mblaoscfaidís‡‡; mblaoscfadh siad‡‡	a bhlaoscfadh / a mblaoscfadh*	bhlaoscfaí / mblaoscfaí‡‡
subjunctive	present	go mblaosca mé; go mblaoscad^†	go mblaosca tú; go mblaoscair^†	go mblaosca sé, sí	go mblaoscaimid; go mblaosca muid	go mblaosca sibh	go mblaosca siad; go mblaoscaid^†	—	go mblaosctar
subjunctive	past	dá mblaoscainn	dá mblaosctá	dá mblaoscadh sé, sí	dá mblaoscaimis; dá mblaoscadh muid	dá mblaoscadh sibh	dá mblaoscaidís; dá mblaoscadh siad	—	dá mblaosctaí
imperative		blaoscaim	blaosc	blaoscadh sé, sí	blaoscaimis	blaoscaigí; blaoscaidh^†	blaoscaidís	—	blaosctar
verbal noun		blaoscadh
past participle		blaosctha

* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
blaosc	bhlaosc	mblaosc
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 22