boladh
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Irish[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Irish bolad, from Proto-Celtic *bulatos (“smell”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
boladh m (genitive singular bolaidh, nominative plural bolaithe)
Declension[edit]
Declension of boladh
Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Derived terms[edit]
- bolaigh (“smell, scent”, verb)
- boladh gaoithe (“slight wind”)
- dea-bholadh (“good smell; fragrance, aroma”)
Related terms[edit]
Mutation[edit]
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
boladh | bholadh | mboladh |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading[edit]
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “boladh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “bolad”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “bolaḋ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 76
- Entries containing “boladh” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “boladh” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
- Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 81