dea-bholadh

Irish edit

Alternative forms edit

deaghbholadh, deagh-bholadh, deaghbholudh, deagh-bholudh, deágh-bholadh, deigh-bholadh, deughbholadh (obsolete)^[1]

Etymology edit

From Middle Irish degbolad. By surface analysis, dea- +‎ boladh.

Pronunciation edit

(Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈdʲeːˌwɔlˠu/^[2]

Noun edit

dea-bholadh m (genitive singular dea-bholaidh, nominative plural dea-bholaithe)

good smell, aroma

Declension edit

Declension of dea-bholadh

First declension

Bare forms:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	dea-bholadh	dea-bholaithe
Vocative	a dhea-bholaidh	a dhea-bholaithe
Genitive	dea-bholaidh	dea-bholaithe
Dative	dea-bholadh	dea-bholaithe

Forms with the definite article:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an dea-bholadh	na dea-bholaithe
Genitive	an dea-bholaidh	na ndea-bholaithe
Dative	leis an dea-bholadh don dea-bholadh	leis na dea-bholaithe

References edit

^ “dea-bholadh”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 37

Further reading edit

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

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