boladh

== Irish == === Alternative forms === baladh, balaith, balaithe, balath, blath, bolath, bolatha baluidhthe, baluighthe, baluith, baluithe, bolaidhthe, boluithe (superseded) === Etymology === From Old Irish bolad, from Proto-Celtic *bulatos (“smell”). === Pronunciation === (Munster) (Cork) IPA(key): /ˈbˠɑl̪ˠihi/ (corresponding to the form balaithe) (Kerry) IPA(key): /bˠəˈl̪ˠɑh/ ~ /bˠl̪ˠɑh/, /bˠl̪ˠa(h)/ (corresponding to the forms balath and blath) (Connacht) (Aran, Connemara) IPA(key): /ˈbˠɑlˠ(h)ə/ (corresponding to the form baladh) (Cois Fharraige) IPA(key): /ˈbˠal̪ˠə/, [ˈbˠaːl̪ˠə] (corresponding to the form baladh) (Tourmakeady, Erris) IPA(key): /ˈbˠalˠ(h)uː/ (corresponding to the form baladh) (Achill) IPA(key): /ˈbˠɞlˠhu/ (Ulster) (Glenties) IPA(key): /ˈbˠɔlˠu(ː)/, /ˈbˠɞlˠu/ (Gweedore) IPA(key): /ˈbˠɔlˠu/ (North Donegal) IPA(key): /ˈbˠɔl̪ˠhu/, /ˈbˠɔl̪ˠu/ ~ /ˈbˠɑl̪ˠu/ === Noun === boladh m (genitive singular bolaidh, nominative plural bolaithe) smell (sensation) scent (distinctive odour or smell) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== bolaigh (“smell, scent”, verb) boladh gaoithe (“slight wind”) dea-bholadh (“good smell; fragrance, aroma”) ==== Related terms ==== bolraíoch === Mutation === === References === === Further reading === Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “boladh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904), “bolaḋ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 76 de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959), “boladh”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm “boladh”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2026