bolg

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish bolg, from Proto-Celtic *bolgos.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbˠɔlˠəɡ/
  • (Aran) IPA(key): /ˈbˠɔlək/

Noun

bolg m (genitive singular boilg, nominative plural boilg)

  1. belly, stomach, abdomen
  2. (by extension) bellyful
  3. (geology, astronomy, etc.) bulge, broad part, middle (of equator, galaxy, etc.)
  4. bag
  5. (nautical) hold (of ship)
  6. (nautical) bunt, belly (of sail)

Declension

Derived terms

Verb

bolg (present analytic bolgann, future analytic bolgfaidh, verbal noun bolgadh, past participle bolgtha)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) bulge
  2. (transitive, intransitive) blister

Conjugation

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
bolg bholg mbolg
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading


Manx

Etymology

From Old Irish bolg, from Proto-Celtic *bolgos.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [bolɡ]

Noun

bolg m (genitive singular bolgey or bolgagh, plural builg)

  1. belly, stomach, abdomen, tummy
  2. corporation
  3. bilge
  4. bowl (of lamp)

Mutation

Manx mutation
RadicalLenitionEclipsis
bolgvolgmolg
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

  • bolg” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.

Old Irish

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bolɡ/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Celtic *bolgos (belly), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰelǵʰ- (to swell).

Noun

bolg m (genitive builg, nominative plural builg)

  1. belly, stomach
  2. bag, satchel
  3. bellows
Inflection
Masculine o-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative
Vocative
Accusative
Genitive
Dative
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization
Derived terms
Descendants

Etymology 2

Noun

bolg f (genitive unattested, nominative plural bolga)

  1. blister, bubble, puffball
  2. bud
  3. boss
Inflection
Feminine ā-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative
Vocative
Accusative
Genitive
Dative
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
RadicalLenitionNasalization
bolg bolg
pronounced with /v(ʲ)-/
mbolg
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

  • bolg m” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
  • bolg f” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
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