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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
Noun
ball-bholaidh m (genitive singular buill-bholaidh, plural buill-bholaidh)
- volleyball
- Bidh sinn a' cluiche ball-bholaidh air an tràigh a h-uile Dihaoine. ― We play volleyball on the beach every Friday.
Mutation
| Scottish Gaelic mutation
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| Radical
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Lenition
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| ball-bholaidh |
bhall-bholaidh
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| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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