obair bhaile

Irish

Etymology

From obair (“work”) +‎ baile (“home”), a calque of English homework.

Noun

obair bhaile f (genitive singular obair bhaile)

1. homework

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
obair bhaile	n-obair bhaile	hobair bhaile	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) “obair”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “home-work”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “homework”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024