pobal
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish popul m (“people, tribe, nation; folk, populace”), from Latin populus (compare Welsh pobl).
Noun
pobal m (genitive singular pobail, nominative plural pobail)
- (collectively) people; community
- (people of) parish; congregation
- population
Declension
Declension of pobal
First declension
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Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Synonyms
- (people): lucht
- (community): cumann, dream
- (parish): paróiste
- (congregation): comhthionól
Derived terms
- pobail (“popular; communal”)
- pobalbhreith (“plebiscite”)
- pobalda (“communal; congregational”)
- pobal Dé (“the people of God, the faithful”)
- pobalscoil (“community school”)
- poblacht (“republic”)
- poblacht (“republic”)
- teach pobail (“church, chapel”)
- teanga an phobail (“vernacular”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
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| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| pobal | phobal | bpobal |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- "pobal" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- C. Marstrander, E. G. Quin et al., editors (1913–76), “popul”, in Dictionary of the Irish Language: Based Mainly on Old and Middle Irish Materials, Dublin: Royal Irish Academy, →ISBN
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