bleus

Cornish

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *blọd, from Proto-Celtic *mlātos. Cognate with Breton bleud and Welsh blawd.

Pronunciation

• (Revived Middle Cornish) IPA^(key): [bløːz]
• (Revived Late Cornish) IPA^(key): [bleːz]

Noun

bleus m (plural bleusyow)

1. flour

Derived terms

• bleus gwaneth (“wheat flour”)
• bleus hesken (“sawdust”)
• bleus leun (“wholemeal”)
• bleusa (“flour”, verb)
• bleusek (“floury”)
• hwil bleus bleujen (“pollen beetle”)

Mutation

Mutation of bleus

unmutated	soft	aspirate	hard	mixed	mixed after 'th
bleus	vleus	unchanged	pleus	fleus	vleus

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

References

• Cornish-English Dictionary from Maga's Online Dictionary
• Akademi Kernewek Gerlyver Kernewek (FSS) Cornish Dictionary (SWF) (in Cornish), 2018, published 2018, page 23

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /blø/

• Audio (France (Brétigny-sur-Orge)):

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• Homophones: bleu, bleue, bleues

Adjective

bleus

1. masculine plural of bleu

Noun

bleus m pl

1. plural of bleu: blues

Derived terms

• Les Bleus

Anagrams

• blues