bodhar
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish bodar, from Proto-Celtic *bodaros, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰodʰHrós. Cognate with Kamkata-viri bera (“dumb”), Sanskrit बधिर (badhirá).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bˠəuɾˠ/
- (Munster, Aran) IPA(key): /bˠɑuɾˠ/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /bˠoːɾˠ/
Adjective
bodhar (genitive singular masculine bodhair, genitive singular feminine bodhaire, plural bodhra, comparative bodhaire)
- deaf
- bothered, confused
- (of sound) dull
- (of limb) numb
- (of rock) immovable; (of water) stagnant
Declension
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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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
- bodharghuth
- bodharuisce
- bodhraigh
- bodhrán
Related terms
- bodhaire f (“deafness; dullness (of sound)”)
Noun
bodhar m (genitive singular bodhair, nominative plural bodhair)
- deaf person
Declension
First declension
Bare forms:
| Forms with the definite article:
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Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
bodhar | bhodhar | mbodhar |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “bodhar”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “bodar”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 39
- Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 22
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish bodar, from Proto-Celtic *bodaros, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰodʰHrós. Cognate with Kamkata-viri bera (“dumb”), Sanskrit बधिर (badhirá).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpo.əɾ/
Adjective
bodhar (comparative buidhre)
- deaf, hard of hearing
- dull, heavy
Noun
bodhar m (genitive singular bodhair, plural bodhair)
- deaf person
Mutation
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
- Edward Dwelly (1911), “bodhar”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “bodar”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language