bliain

== Irish == === Alternative forms === bliadhain (superseded) === Etymology === From Old Irish blíadain, from Proto-Celtic *bleidanī (“year”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bʲlʲiənʲ/ === Noun === bliain f (genitive singular bliana, nominative plural blianta) year ==== Usage notes ==== Bliain has the irregular count plural bliana: trí bliana ― three years seacht mbliana ― seven years ceithre bliana déag ― fourteen years ==== Declension ==== Alternative genitive plural: blian ==== Derived terms ==== athbhliain (“new year”) blianacht (“annuity”) bliantúil (“annual”) i mbliana (“this year”) === Mutation === === References === === Further reading === Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904), “bliaḋain”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 71 Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “bliain”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959), “bliain”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm “bliain”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2026