bolaireacht

Irish

Etymology

From bolaigh (“smell, scent”, verb) +‎ -aire +‎ -acht.

Noun

bolaireacht f (genitive singular bolaireachta)

1. Synonym of bolaíocht (“(act of) smelling, sniffing”)

Conjugation

Declension of bolaireacht (third declension, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative bolaireacht vocative a bholaireacht genitive bolaireachta dative bolaireacht forms with the definite article case singular nominative an bholaireacht genitive na bolaireachta dative leis an mbolaireacht don bholaireacht

Mutation

Mutated forms of bolaireacht

radical	lenition	eclipsis
bolaireacht	bholaireacht	mbolaireacht

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

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “bolaíocht”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “bolaireacht”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm