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

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
• 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