beola

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish béolu, accusative plural of bél (“mouth, lip”) (whence modern béal (“mouth”)).

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈbʲoːl̪ˠə/
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈbʲoːlˠə/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈbʲɔːlˠə/

Noun

beola m pl

  1. (plural only) lips
    Synonym: liopaí

Usage notes

Used only in the plural; a single lip is liopa (the plural of which, liopaí, can also be used for “lips”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of beola
radical lenition eclipsis
beola bheola mbeola

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

Further reading

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