bolaireacht

Irish

Etymology

From bolaigh (“smell, scent”, verb) +‎ -aire +‎ -acht.

Noun

bolaireacht f (genitive singular bolaireachta)

1. Synonym of bolaíocht (“(act of) smelling, sniffing”)

Conjugation

Declension of bolaireacht

Third declension

Bare forms (no plural for this noun): Case Singular Nominative bolaireacht Vocative a bholaireacht Genitive bolaireachta Dative bolaireacht

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an bholaireacht Genitive na bolaireachta Dative leis an mbolaireacht don bholaireacht

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
bolaireacht	bholaireacht	mbolaireacht
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “bolaíocht”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “bolaireacht”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm