bealadh

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish belad.

Pronunciation

• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈbʲahlˠu/, /ˈbʲahl̪ˠu/ (as if spelled beathladh)

Noun

bealadh m (genitive singular bealaidh)

1. grease, lubricant
2. (act of) greasing

Declension

Declension of bealadh

First declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun) Case Singular Nominative bealadh Vocative a bhealaidh Genitive bealaidh Dative bealadh

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an bealadh Genitive an bhealaidh Dative leis an mbealadh don bhealadh

Derived terms

• banda bealaidh (“greaseband”)
• bealaigh (“to grease”)
• cuir bealadh faoi d'ioscaidí (“to hurry up, be nippy”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
bealadh	bhealadh	mbealadh
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “bélad”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “bealaḋ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 60
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “bealadh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN