bolad

Old Irish

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “MacBain erroneously classifies this term as an o-stem when it is a u-stem, insecure cognates etc.”) From Proto-Celtic *bulatos (“smell”).

Noun

bolad m

smell, scent (usually in a good sense)

Inflection

Masculine u-stem
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	bolad	bolad^L	boltae
vocative	bolad	bolad^L	boltu
accusative	bolad^N	bolad^L	boltu
genitive	bolto^H, bolta^H	bolto, bolta	boltae^N
dative	bolud^L	boltaib	boltaib

Initial mutations of a following adjective:

^H = triggers aspiration
^L = triggers lenition
^N = triggers nasalization

Derived terms

boladmar (“fragrant, sweet-smelling”)

Mutation

Mutation of *bolad*
radical	lenition	nasalization
bolad	bolad pronounced with /β-/	mbolad

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

References

Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “bolad”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language