babhla

Irish

Alternative forms

• babhal m

Etymology

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Noun

babhla m (genitive singular babhla, nominative plural babhlaí)

1. bowl

Declension

Declension of babhla (fourth declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative babhla babhlaí vocative a bhabhla a bhabhlaí genitive babhla babhlaí dative babhla babhlaí forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an babhla na babhlaí genitive an bhabhla na mbabhlaí dative leis an mbabhla don bhabhla leis na babhlaí

Related terms

• babhlaer m (“bowler (hat)”)
• cuach m (“bowl; goblet, drinking-cup”)
• cuachán m (“(small) bowl; cup”)
• scála m (“basin, bowl”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of babhla

radical	lenition	eclipsis
babhla	bhabhla	mbabhla

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