beola

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish béolu, accusative plural of bél (“mouth, lip”) (whence modern béal (“mouth”)).

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈbʲoːl̪ˠə/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈbʲoːlˠə/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈbʲɔːlˠə/

Noun

beola m pl

1. (plural only) lips

   Synonym: liopaí

Usage notes

Used only in the plural; a single lip is liopa (the plural of which, liopaí, can also be used for “lips”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of beola

radical	lenition	eclipsis
beola	bheola	mbeola

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