bladair

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Middle English bloderen (to blather) or borrowed directly from its source Old Norse blaðra (to speak inarticulately, talk nonsense).

Verb

bladair (present analytic bladraíonn, future analytic bladróidh, verbal noun bladar, past participle bladartha) (transitive, intransitive)

  1. cajole
    Bladair an drochmhadra agus ní heagal duit an dea-mhadra. (proverb)
    Mollify the wicked and you need not fear the strong.
    (literally, “Cajole the bad dog and you needn't be afraid of the good dog.”)
  2. adulate, flatter
Conjugation
Derived terms
  • bladaireacht f ((act of) cajoling; cajolery, flattery)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

bladair m

  1. genitive singular of bladar (cajolery; flattery)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
bladair bhladair mbladair
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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