blorai

Welsh

Etymology

blawr (“grey, blue; salt, saltpetre”) +‎ -ai, from Proto-Celtic *blāros, closely related to *blāwos (“yellow”).

Pronunciation

(North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈblɔrai̯/
(South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈbloːrai̯/, /ˈblɔrai̯/

Noun

blorai m (plural bloreion)

(obsolete) nitrogen
Synonym: nitrogen

Related terms

blorig (“nitric”)
blorog (“nitrous”)
blorsur (“nitric acid”)
callestrai (“silicon”)
ufelai (“oxygen”)
ulai (“hydrogen”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of *blorai*
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
blorai	florai	mlorai	unchanged

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

References

R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “blorai”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies