bledmíl

Old Irish

Etymology

From bled (“sea monster”) +‎ míl (“animal”).

Pronunciation

• (vocative and genitive singular): IPA^(key): [ˈbʲlʲeðβ̃ʲiːlʲ]
• (all other forms): IPA^(key): [ˈbʲlʲeðβ̃ʲiːl]

Noun

bledmíl n

1. sea-monster

Inflection

Neuter o-stem
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	bledmílN	bledmílN	bledmílL, bledmíla
Vocative	bledmílN	bledmílN	bledmílL, bledmíla
Accusative	bledmílN	bledmílN	bledmílL, bledmíla
Genitive	bledmílL	bledmíl	bledmílN
Dative	bledmílL	bledmílaib	bledmílaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective: H = triggers aspiration L = triggers lenition N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

• Irish: bleidhmhíol

Mutation

Mutation of bledmíl

radical	lenition	nasalization
bledmíl	bledmíl pronounced with /β(ʲ)-/	mbledmíl

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

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “bledmíl”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language