ardbholg

Irish

Etymology

From ard- +‎ bolg.

Noun

ardbholg m (genitive singular ardbhoilg, nominative plural ardbhoilg)

1. (anatomy) pot-belly

Declension

Declension of ardbholg (first declension)

bare forms singular plural nominative ardbholg ardbhoilg vocative a ardbhoilg a ardbholga genitive ardbhoilg ardbholg dative ardbholg ardbhoilg forms with the definite article singular plural nominative an t-ardbholg na hardbhoilg genitive an ardbhoilg na n-ardbholg dative leis an ardbholg don ardbholg leis na hardbhoilg

Synonyms

• corcán, sceart, urbholg

Mutation

Mutated forms of ardbholg

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
ardbholg	n-ardbholg	hardbholg	t-ardbholg

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) “ardbholg”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN