abhlóir

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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.

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