bolad

Old Irish

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “MacBain erroneously classifies this term as an o-stem when it is a u-stem, insecure cognates etc.”) From Proto-Celtic *bulatos (“smell”).

Noun

bolad m

1. smell, scent (usually in a good sense)

Inflection

Masculine u-stem

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	bolad	boladL	boltae
vocative	bolad	boladL	boltu
accusative	boladN	boladL	boltu
genitive	boltoH, boltaH	bolto, bolta	boltaeN
dative	boludL	boltaib	boltaib

Initial mutations of a following adjective:

• ^H = triggers aspiration
• ^L = triggers lenition
• ^N = triggers nasalization

Derived terms

• boladmar (“fragrant, sweet-smelling”)

Mutation

Mutation of bolad

radical	lenition	nasalization
bolad	bolad pronounced with /β(ʲ)-/	mbolad

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

References

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “bolad”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language