Definify.com
Definition 2024
baoghal
baoghal
Irish
Noun
baoghal m (genitive singular baoghail)
- Alternative form of baol (“danger”)
Declension
Declension of baoghal
First declension
|
Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
|
Forms with the definite article:
|
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| baoghal | bhaoghal | mbaoghal |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- "baoghal" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish báegul (“unguarded condition, danger, hazard, vulnerability; chance, opportunity (of taking by surprise, inflicting an injury); making a mistake in judgement, etc., liability arising from error (or negligence ?)”) (compare Irish baol (“danger”)).
Noun
baoghal m (genitive singular baoghail, no plural)
References
- Faclair Gàidhlig Dwelly Air Loidhne, Dwelly, Edward (1911), Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan/The Illustrated [Scottish] Gaelic-English Dictionary (10th ed.), Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, ISBN 0 901771 92 9
- “báegul” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.