beola

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish béolu, accusative plural of bél (“mouth, lip”) (whence modern béal (“mouth”)).

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈbʲoːl̪ˠə/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈbʲoːlˠə/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈbʲɔːlˠə/

Noun

beola m pl

1. (plural only) lips

   Synonym: liopaí

Usage notes

Used only in the plural; a single lip is liopa (the plural of which, liopaí, can also be used for “lips”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
beola	bheola	mbeola
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “beola”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN