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bolg

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Irish

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Etymology

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From Old Irish bolg, from Proto-Celtic *bolgos.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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bolg m (genitive singular boilg, nominative plural boilg)

  1. belly, stomach, abdomen
  2. (by extension) bellyful
  3. (geology, astronomy, etc.) bulge, broad part, middle (of equator, galaxy, etc.)
  4. bag
  5. (nautical) hold (of ship)
  6. (nautical) bunt, belly (of sail)

Declension

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Declension of bolg (first declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative bolg boilg
vocative a bhoilg a bholga
genitive boilg bolg
dative bolg boilg
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an bolg na boilg
genitive an bhoilg na mbolg
dative leis an mbolg
don bholg
leis na boilg

Derived terms

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Verb

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bolg (present analytic bolgann, future analytic bolgfaidh, verbal noun bolgadh, past participle bolgtha) (transitive, intransitive)

  1. bulge
  2. blister

Conjugation

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Descendants

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  • Yola: wurgheere (< bhoilg)

Mutation

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Mutated forms of bolg
radical lenition eclipsis
bolg bholg mbolg

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

References

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  1. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 244, page 123
  2. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 138, page 53
  3. ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 47

Further reading

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Manx

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Etymology

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From Old Irish bolg, from Proto-Celtic *bolgos.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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bolg m (genitive singular bolgey, plural builg)

  1. belly, stomach, abdomen, tummy
  2. corporation
  3. bilge
  4. bowl (of lamp)

Derived terms

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Mutation

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Manx mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
bolg volg molg
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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Old Irish

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Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Celtic *bolgos (belly), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰelǵʰ- (to swell).

Noun

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bolg m (genitive builg, nominative plural builg)

  1. belly, stomach
  2. bag, satchel
  3. bellows
Inflection
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Masculine o-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative bolg bolgL builgL
Vocative builg bolgL bolguH
Accusative bolgN bolgL bolguH
Genitive builgL bolg bolgN
Dative bolgL bolgaib bolgaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization
Derived terms
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Descendants
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Etymology 2

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

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bolg f (genitive unattested, nominative plural bolga)

  1. blister, bubble, puffball
  2. bud
  3. boss
Inflection
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Feminine ā-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative bolgL builgL bolgaH
Vocative bolgL builgL bolgaH
Accusative builgN builgL bolgaH
Genitive builgeH bolgL bolgN
Dative builgL bolgaib bolgaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Mutation

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Mutation of bolg
radical lenition nasalization
bolg bolg
pronounced with /β(ʲ)-/
mbolg

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

References

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