blaosc

Irish

Alternative forms

plaosc
blaosg, plaosg (obsolete)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

(Munster) IPA^(key): /pˠl̪ˠeːsˠk/, [pˠl̪ˠëːə̯sˠk]^[1] (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
	singular	plural
nominative	blaosc	blaoscanna
vocative	a bhlaosc	a bhlaoscanna
genitive	blaoisce	blaoscanna
dative	blaosc	blaoscanna

forms with the definite article
	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)

tense	singular			plural			relative	autonomous
verbal noun	blaoscadh
past participle	blaosctha
tense	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*	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*	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
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

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

Mutation

Mutated forms of *blaosc*
radical	lenition	eclipsis
blaosc	bhlaosc	mblaosc

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

References

^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 22