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)

1. smell (sensation)
2. 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

Mutated forms of boladh

radical	lenition	eclipsis
boladh	bholadh	mboladh

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “boladh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, 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
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “boladh”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “boladh”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024
• Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 81