Irish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old Irish oblóir, ablóir, oblaire m (juggler), possibly from obull (juggler's ball), a variant of ubull (apple) (compare modern úll).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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abhlóir m (genitive singular abhlóra, nominative plural abhlóirí)

  1. buffoon, fool; boor
  2. confused, bewildered, person

Declension

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Derived terms

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  • abhlóireacht f ((act of) clowning, playing the fool; buffoonery)

Mutation

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Irish mutation
Radical Eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
abhlóir n-abhlóir habhlóir t-abhlóir
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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  1. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 10, page 8

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