Irish
Etymology
From bolaigh (“smell, scent”, verb) + -acht.
Noun
bolaíocht f (genitive singular bolaíochta)
- (act of) smelling, sniffing
Conjugation
Declension of bolaíocht (third declension, no plural)
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Mutation
Mutated forms of bolaíocht
radical
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lenition
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eclipsis
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bolaíocht
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bholaíocht
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mbolaíocht
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Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “bolaíocht”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “bolaíocht”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “bolaíocht”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025