blows

See also: Blows

English

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /bləʊz/
(General American) IPA^(key): /bloʊz/
Audio (US) (file)
Rhymes: -əʊz

Noun

blows

plural of blow

Verb

blows

third-person singular simple present indicative of blow

Anagrams

bowls

Welsh

Etymology

Borrowed from English blouse, itself a borrowing from French blouse.

Pronunciation

(North Wales) IPA^(key): /blou̯s/
(South Wales) IPA^(key): /blou̯z/

Noun

blows f (plural blowsys)

blouse (shirt with buttons, tailored for women)

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
blows	flows	mlows	unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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

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