bodhar
Irish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Irish bodar,[1] from Proto-Celtic *bodaros, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰodʰHrós. Cognate with Welsh byddar, Kamkata-viri berë́ (“dumb”), Sanskrit बधिर (badhirá).
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
bodhar (genitive singular masculine bodhair, genitive singular feminine bodhaire, plural bodhra, comparative bodhaire)
Declension[edit]
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | bodhar | bhodhar | bodhra; bhodhra² | |
| Vocative | bhodhair | bodhra | ||
| Genitive | bodhaire | bodhra | bodhar | |
| Dative | bodhar; bhodhar¹ |
bhodhar; bhodhair (archaic) |
bodhra; bhodhra² | |
| Comparative | níos bodhaire | |||
| Superlative | is bodhaire | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Derived terms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
- bodhaire f (“deafness; dullness (of sound)”)
Noun[edit]
bodhar m (genitive singular bodhair, nominative plural bodhair)
- deaf person
Declension[edit]
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Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Mutation[edit]
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| bodhar | bhodhar | mbodhar |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References[edit]
- ^ G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “bodar”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 22
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 39
Further reading[edit]
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “bodhar”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Scottish Gaelic[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Irish bodar,[1] from Proto-Celtic *bodaros, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰodʰHrós. Cognate with Kamkata-viri bera (“dumb”), Sanskrit बधिर (badhirá).
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
bodhar (comparative buidhre)
- deaf, hard of hearing
- cho bodhar ri gobhar san fhoghar ― deaf as a doorpost (literally, “as deaf as a goat in autumn-time”)
- dull, heavy
Noun[edit]
bodhar m (genitive singular bodhair, plural bodhair)
- deaf person
Mutation[edit]
| Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition |
| bodhar | bhodhar |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |
References[edit]
- ^ G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “bodar”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Further reading[edit]
- Irish terms derived from Old Irish
- Irish terms derived from Proto-Celtic
- Irish terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Irish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Irish lemmas
- Irish adjectives
- Irish nouns
- Irish masculine nouns
- Irish first-declension nouns
- ga:Hearing
- ga:People
- ga:Sound
- ga:Water
- Scottish Gaelic terms derived from Old Irish
- Scottish Gaelic terms derived from Proto-Celtic
- Scottish Gaelic terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Scottish Gaelic terms with IPA pronunciation
- Scottish Gaelic lemmas
- Scottish Gaelic adjectives
- Scottish Gaelic terms with usage examples
- Scottish Gaelic nouns
- Scottish Gaelic masculine nouns
- gd:Hearing
- gd:People