German

Alternative forms

• blaß (before the 1996 spelling reform)

Adjective

blass ‎(comparative blasser or blässer, superlative am blassesten or am blässesten)

1. pale

Declension

Derived terms

• erblassen ‎(“to turn pale”)

Manx

Etymology

From Middle Irish blas, from Old Irish mlas, from Proto-Celtic *mlasto-, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *mel-s- (compare Russian молса́ть ‎(molsátʹ, “to suck”).

Noun

blass m ‎(genitive singular blass, plural blassyn)

1. taste, flavour

   Cha vel blass er.‎ ― It has no taste.

   Dty phaag lesh blass ny molley.‎ ― Your kiss with the taste of honey.

   Ta blass eeast er.‎ ― It tastes of fish.

   Ta blass unnishyn er yn anvroie.‎ ― The soup tastes of onion.

2. accent

   Ta blass kiart ny Gaelgey ayd.‎ ― You have a correct Manx accent.

   Ta blass ny Baarle echey.‎ ― He has an English (language) accent.

   Ta blass Sostynagh echey.‎ ― He has an English (of England) accent.

   Ta blass Yernagh echey.‎ ― He speaks with an Irish accent.

3. spiciness

   Dy chur blass da skeeal.‎ ― To give spice to a story.

4. tinge, overtone

   Va blass trimshey ayns e choraa.‎ ― There was a note of sorrow in his voice.

Derived terms

• aavlass m ‎(“aftertaste”)

Related terms

• blasstal ‎(“tasty, savory; seasoned; fruity”)
• blayst m ‎(“taste, flavour”)

Mutation

References

• “blas” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
• “mlas” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.