béal

== French == === Noun === béal m (plural béals) (southern France) small irrigation canal === Further reading === “béal”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 === Anagrams === Abel, able, Bâle, bêla == Irish == === Etymology === From Old Irish bél (compare Scottish Gaelic beul, Manx beeal), possibly from Proto-Celtic *weblos (compare Welsh gwefl (“animal lip”), Cornish gwevel). === Pronunciation === (Munster) IPA(key): /bʲiːɑ̯l̪ˠ/ (Connacht, Ulster) IPA(key): /bʲeːlˠ/ === Noun === béal m (genitive singular béil, nominative plural béil) mouth (of the face, etc.) Synonyms: cab m, gion m, ós m opening edge (of knife) muzzle (of weapon) ==== Declension ==== Alternate plural used in certain phrases: béala ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== beola === Mutation === === References === === Further reading === Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “béal”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN