abhlóir

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Irish[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Irish oblóir, ablóir, oblaire m (juggler), possibly from obull (juggler's ball), a variant of ubull (apple) (compare modern úll).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

abhlóir m (genitive singular abhlóra, nominative plural abhlóirí)

  1. buffoon, fool; boor
  2. confused, bewildered, person

Declension[edit]

Derived terms[edit]

  • abhlóireacht f ((act of) clowning, playing the fool; buffoonery)

Mutation[edit]

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.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 10, page 8

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