abhlóir

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Irish oblóir, ablóir, oblaire m (“juggler, rhymester; the tenth or lowest class of poet”), possibly from obull (“juggler's ball”), a variant of uball (“apple”) (compare modern úll).

Noun

abhlóir m (genitive singular abhlóra, nominative plural abhlóirí)

  1. buffoon, fool; boor
  2. confused, bewildered, person

Declension

Derived terms

  • abhlóireacht f (“(act of) clowning, playing the fool; buffoonery”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
abhlóir n-abhlóir habhlóir t-abhlóir
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

  • "abhlóir" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
  • “oblóir” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
  • “oblaire” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
  • Entries containing “abhlóir” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
  • Entries containing “abhlóir” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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