bláith

Irish (Donegal)

adj
Definitions
  • (literary) smooth, delicate, beautiful

Etymology

Inherited from Old Irish bláith (soft, smooth) inherited from Proto-Celtic *mlātis (tender, soft) derived from Proto-Indo-European *ml̥h₂-ti-s, *ml̥h₁-téy-s, *melh₂- (grind, crush, dark color, rub, mill, beat, break up, black, pound).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*melh₂-

Gloss

grind, crush, dark color, rub, mill, beat, break up, black, pound

Concept
Semantic Field

Food and drink

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

黒

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