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Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish béolu, accusative plural of bél (“mouth, lip”) (whence modern béal (“mouth”)).
Pronunciation
Noun
beola m pl
- (plural only) lips
- Synonym: liopaí
Usage notes
Used only in the plural; a single lip is liopa (the plural of which, liopaí, can also be used for “lips”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation
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| Radical
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Lenition
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Eclipsis
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| beola
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bheola
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mbeola
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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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