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: Case Singular Plural Nominative ardbholg ardbhoilg Vocative a ardbhoilg a ardbholga Genitive ardbhoilg ardbholg Dative ardbholg ardbhoilg

Forms with the definite article: Case 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

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
ardbholg	n-ardbholg	hardbholg	t-ardbholg
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ardbholg”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN