blite

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See also: blíte

English

Amaranthus blitum

Etymology

From Latin blitum.

Pronunciation

Noun

blite (plural blites)

  1. The plant Amaranthus blitum, purple amaranth.
  2. Any of various plants in the genus Chenopodium.
  3. Any of various plants in the genus Atriplex.

Derived terms

References

Irish

Pronunciation

Verb

blite

  1. past participle of bligh (“milk”, verb)

Noun

blite m sg

  1. genitive singular of bleán

Mutation

Mutated forms of blite
radical lenition eclipsis
blite bhlite mblite

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

References

  1. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 44
  2. ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 47
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