bealadh

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish belad.

Pronunciation

• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈbʲahlˠu/, /ˈbʲahl̪ˠu/ (as if spelled beathladh)

Noun

bealadh m (genitive singular bealaidh)

1. grease, lubricant
2. (act of) greasing

Declension

Declension of bealadh (first declension, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative bealadh vocative a bhealaidh genitive bealaidh dative bealadh forms with the definite article case singular nominative an bealadh genitive an bhealaidh dative leis an mbealadh don bhealadh

Derived terms

• banda bealaidh (“greaseband”)
• bealaigh (“to grease”)
• cuir bealadh faoi d'ioscaidí (“to hurry up, be nippy”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of bealadh

radical	lenition	eclipsis
bealadh	bhealadh	mbealadh

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

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “bélad”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “bealaḋ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 60
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “bealadh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN