bolscaire

Irish

Alternative forms

  • bolsaire
  • ballsaire, boillsuire, bollsaire, bollscaire, bollsgaire, bolsgaire (obsolete)

Pronunciation

  • (Munster, Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈbˠɔl̪ˠsˠkərʲə/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈbˠʌl̪ˠsˠərʲə/[1] (corresponding to the alternative form bolsaire)

Noun

bolscaire m (genitive singular bolscaire, nominative plural bolscairí)

  1. crier, herald, announcer
    Synonym: aralt
  2. propagandist, booster, publicist
  3. blusterer
    Synonyms: bliústar, gal, galach

Declension

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
bolscaire bholscaire mbolscaire
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

  1. Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 23

Further reading

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