bolad
Old Irish
editEtymology
edit(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “MacBain erroneously classifies this term as an o-stem when it is a u-stem, insecure cognates etc.”) From Proto-Celtic *bulatos (“smell”).
Noun
editbolad m
Inflection
editMasculine u-stem | |||
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Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | bolad | boladL | boltae |
Vocative | bolad | boladL | boltu |
Accusative | boladN | boladL | boltu |
Genitive | boltoH, boltaH | bolto, bolta | boltaeN |
Dative | boludL | boltaib | boltaib |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
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Derived terms
edit- boladmar (“fragrant, sweet-smelling”)
Mutation
editOld Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
bolad | bolad pronounced with /β(ʲ)-/ |
mbolad |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
edit- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “bolad”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language