boglach

Irish

Etymology

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Noun

boglach m (genitive singular boglaigh)

1. wet weather
2. thaw
3. Alternative form of bogach (“soft, boggy, ground”)

Declension

Declension of boglach

First declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun) Case Singular Nominative boglach Vocative a bhoglaigh Genitive boglaigh Dative boglach

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an boglach Genitive an bhoglaigh Dative leis an mboglach don bhoglach

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
boglach	bhoglach	mboglach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “boglach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

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Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

boglach f (genitive singular boglaich or boglaiche, plural boglaichean)

1. (geography) bog, fen, marsh, morass, quagmire, swamp

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical	Lenition
boglach	bhoglach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• Edward Dwelly (1911) “boglach”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎^[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN