blein

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Dutch

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Etymology

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From Middle Dutch bleine. Cognate with English blain.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /blɛi̯n/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: blein
  • Rhymes: -ɛi̯n

Noun

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blein f (plural bleinen, diminutive bleintje n)

  1. (now Southern) blister

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Derived terms

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Manx

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Etymology

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From Old Irish blíadain, from Proto-Celtic *bleidanī (year).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [blʲeːnʲ], [blʲiᵈn]

Noun

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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.

Derived terms

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Mutation

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Manx mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
blein vlein mlein
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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Volapük

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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blein (uncountable bleins)

  1. blindness

Declension

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