boladh

Irish

Alternative forms

baladh (Galway)

Etymology

From Old Irish bolad, from Proto-Celtic *bulatos (“smell”).

Pronunciation

(Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈbˠɔl̪ˠə/
(Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈbˠɔlˠu/, /ˈbˠɔl̪ˠu/

Noun

boladh m (genitive singular bolaidh, nominative plural bolaithe)

smell (sensation)
scent (distinctive odour or smell)

Declension

Declension of boladh

First declension

Bare forms:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	boladh	bolaithe
Vocative	a bholaidh	a bholaithe
Genitive	bolaidh	bolaithe
Dative	boladh	bolaithe

Forms with the definite article:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an boladh	na bolaithe
Genitive	an bholaidh	na mbolaithe
Dative	leis an mboladh don bholadh	leis na bolaithe

Derived terms

bolaigh (“smell, scent”, verb)
boladh gaoithe (“slight wind”)
dea-bholadh (“good smell; fragrance, aroma”)

Related terms

bolraíoch

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
boladh	bholadh	mboladh
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “boladh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “bolad”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “bolaḋ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 76
Entries containing “boladh” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
Entries containing “boladh” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 81

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