sobal

See also: Sobal

Irish

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Munster, Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈsˠɔbˠəlˠ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈsˠʌbˠəlˠ/

Noun

sobal m (genitive singular sobail)

1. foam
2. lather, suds

Declension

Declension of sobal

First declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun) Case Singular Nominative sobal Vocative a shobail Genitive sobail Dative sobal

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an sobal Genitive an tsobail Dative leis an sobal don sobal

Derived terms

• sobal bearrtha
• sobal folctha
• sobal gallúnaí
• sobalach
• sobalchlár, sobaldráma

 

See also

• gallúnach
• sópa

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
sobal	shobal after an, tsobal	not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “sobal”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Entries containing “sobal” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
• Entries containing “sobal” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.