dea-bholadh

Irish

Alternative forms

• deaghbholadh, deagh-bholadh, deaghbholudh, deagh-bholudh, deágh-bholadh, deigh-bholadh, deughbholadh (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle Irish degbolad. By surface analysis, dea- +‎ boladh.

Pronunciation

• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈdʲeːˌwɔlˠu/

Noun

dea-bholadh m (genitive singular dea-bholaidh, nominative plural dea-bholaithe)

1. good smell, aroma

Declension

Declension of dea-bholadh (first declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative dea-bholadh dea-bholaithe vocative a dhea-bholaidh a dhea-bholaithe genitive dea-bholaidh dea-bholaithe dative dea-bholadh dea-bholaithe forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an dea-bholadh na dea-bholaithe genitive an dea-bholaidh na ndea-bholaithe dative leis an dea-bholadh don dea-bholadh leis na dea-bholaithe

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “dea-bholadh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN