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bodhar

Cornish

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Etymology

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From Middle Cornish bothar, from Proto-Brythonic *buðar, from Proto-Celtic *bodaros, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰodʰHrós. Cognate with Welsh byddar.

Adjective

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bodhar

  1. deaf

Derived terms

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Verb

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bodhar

  1. inflection of bodhara:
    1. third-person singular present indicative/future indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Mutation

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Mutation of bodhar
radical soft aspirate hard mixed
bodhar vodhar unchanged podhar fodhar,
vodhar*

* after 'th
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Cornish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

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  • “bodhar” in Cornish Dictionary / Gerlyver Kernewek, Akademi Kernewek.

Irish

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Etymology

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From Old Irish bodar,[1] from Proto-Celtic *bodaros, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰodʰHrós. Cognate with Welsh byddar, Kamkata-viri berë (“dumb”), Sanskrit बधिर (badhirá).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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bodhar (genitive singular masculine bodhair, genitive singular feminine bodhaire, plural bodhra, comparative bodhaire)

  1. deaf
  2. dull (of sound)
  3. numb (of limb)

Declension

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Declension of bodhar
Positive singular plural
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

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  • bodhaire f (“deafness; dullness (of sound)”)

Noun

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bodhar m (genitive singular bodhair, nominative plural bodhair)

  1. deaf person

Declension

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Declension of bodhar (first declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative bodhar bodhair
vocative a bhodhair a bhodhara
genitive bodhair bodhar
dative bodhar bodhair
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an bodhar na bodhair
genitive an bhodhair na mbodhar
dative leis an mbodhar
don bhodhar 		leis na bodhair

Mutation

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Mutated forms of bodhar
radical lenition eclipsis
bodhar bhodhar mbodhar

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

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References
  1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “bodar”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. ^ Breatnach, Risteard B. (1947), The Irish of Ring, Co. Waterford: A Phonetic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, →ISBN, section 121, page 24
  3. ^ Ó Cuív, Brian (1968), The Irish of West Muskerry, Co. Cork: A Phonetic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, →ISBN, section 101, page 29; reprinted 1988
  4. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931), Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 41, page 22
  5. ^ Finck, F. N. (1899), Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), Zweiter Band: Wörterbuch [Second volume: Dictionary], Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 33
  6. ^ Mhac an Fhailigh, Éamonn (1968), The Irish of Erris, Co. Mayo: A Phonemic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, section 102, page 23
  7. ^ de Búrca, Seán (1958), The Irish of Tourmakeady, Co. Mayo: A Phonemic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, →ISBN, section 95, page 21
  8. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906), A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 98, page 39

Further reading

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  • Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927), “boḋar”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla [Irish and English Dictionary], 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 105; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “bodhar”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla [Irish–English Dictionary], Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Scottish Gaelic

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Etymology

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From Old Irish bodar,[1] from Proto-Celtic *bodaros, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰodʰHrós. Cognate with Kamkata-viri bera (“dumb”), Sanskrit बधिर (badhirá).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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bodhar (comparative nas buidhre, superlative as buidhre)

  1. deaf, hard of hearing
    cho bodhar ri gobhar san fhoghar ― deaf as a doorpost (literally, “as deaf as a goat in autumn-time”)
  2. dull, heavy

Noun

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bodhar m (genitive singular bodhair, plural bodhair)

  1. deaf person

Mutation

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Mutation of bodhar
radical lenition
bodhar bhodhar

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

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  1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “bodar”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Further reading

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