blass
See also: blaß
German
Alternative forms
- blaß (superseded)
Etymology
From Middle High German blas, itself from Old High German blas, ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *blas.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /blas/
- Rhymes: -as
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Adjective
blass (strong nominative masculine singular blasser, comparative blasser or blässer, superlative am blassesten or am blässesten)
Usage notes
- The spelling blass has been the prescribed spelling since the German spelling reform of 1996 (the Rechtschreibreform). In Switzerland and Liechtenstein, it had already been standard since ⟨ß⟩ was deprecated in the 1930s. In the affected areas, the previous spelling (blaß) is now less common, and may be regarded as a misspelling.
Declension
Positive forms of blass
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
predicative | er ist blass | sie ist blass | es ist blass | sie sind blass | |
strong declension (without article) |
nominative | blasser | blasse | blasses | blasse |
genitive | blassen | blasser | blassen | blasser | |
dative | blassem | blasser | blassem | blassen | |
accusative | blassen | blasse | blasses | blasse | |
weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der blasse | die blasse | das blasse | die blassen |
genitive | des blassen | der blassen | des blassen | der blassen | |
dative | dem blassen | der blassen | dem blassen | den blassen | |
accusative | den blassen | die blasse | das blasse | die blassen | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein blasser | eine blasse | ein blasses | (keine) blassen |
genitive | eines blassen | einer blassen | eines blassen | (keiner) blassen | |
dative | einem blassen | einer blassen | einem blassen | (keinen) blassen | |
accusative | einen blassen | eine blasse | ein blasses | (keine) blassen |
Comparative forms of blass
Superlative forms of blass
Derived terms
- blassblau
- Blässe
- blassgelb
- blassgrün
- blassrosa
- erblassen
- verblassen
Related terms
Further reading
Manx
Etymology
From Middle Irish blas, from Old Irish mlas, from Proto-Celtic *mlastos.
Noun
blass m (genitive singular blass, plural blassyn)
- taste, flavour
- accent
- spiciness
- Dy chur blass da skeeal. ― To give spice to a story.
- tinge, overtone
Derived terms
- aavlass m (“aftertaste”)
Related terms
- blasstal (“tasty, savory; seasoned; fruity”)
- blayst m (“taste, flavour”)
Mutation
radical | lenition | eclipsis |
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blass | vlass | mlass |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Manx.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “blas”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “mlas”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language