ball-bholaidh

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word ball-bholaidh. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word ball-bholaidh, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say ball-bholaidh in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word ball-bholaidh you have here. The definition of the word ball-bholaidh will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofball-bholaidh, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

Calque of English volleyball. However, while ball is a native Gaelic word, bholaidh is a true loan and not related to boladh.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌpauɫ̪ ˈvɔɫ̪i/

Noun

ball-bholaidh m (genitive singular buill-bholaidh, plural buill-bholaidh)

  1. volleyball
    Bidh sinn a' cluiche ball-bholaidh air an tràigh a h-uile Dihaoine.We play volleyball on the beach every Friday.

Mutation

Mutation of ball-bholaidh
radical lenition
ball-bholaidh bhall-bholaidh

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