blein

Manx

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old Irish (deprecated template usage) blíadain, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Celtic Template:term/t.

Pronunciation

• (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) IPA^(key): [blʲeːnʲ], [blʲiᵈn]

Noun

blein f (genitive singular bleeaney, plural bleeantyn)

1. year
   • Cha vel mee er n'akin eh rish bleeantyn liauyrey.
     • I haven't set eyes on him for years.
   • Niartee y graih oc car ny bleeantyn.
     • Their love deepened through the years.
   • Ta ny bleeantyn tayrn er gerrey.
     • The years draw nigh.

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Volapük

Pronunciation

• (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) IPA^(key): /bleˈin/

Noun

blein (uncountable bleins)

1. blindness

Declension

declension of blein

	singular
nominative	blein
genitive	bleina
dative	bleine
accusative	bleini
vocative 1	o blein!
predicative 2	bleinu

• ¹ status as a case is disputed
• ² in later, non-classical Volapük only