sobal

Irish

Etymology

Pronunciation

(Munster, Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈsˠɔbˠəlˠ/
(Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈsˠʌbˠəlˠ/

Noun

sobal m (genitive singular sobail)

foam
lather, suds

Declension

Declension of sobal

First declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun)

Case	Singular
Nominative	sobal
Vocative	a shobail
Genitive	sobail
Dative	sobal

Forms with the definite article:

Case	Singular
Nominative	an sobal
Genitive	an tsobail
Dative	leis an sobal don sobal

Derived terms

sobalach (“frothy, covered with suds”, adjective)
sobal bearrtha (“shaving cream, shaving foam”)
sobalchlár m, sobaldráma m (“soap opera”)

Related terms

gallúnach f, sópa (“soap”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
sobal	shobal after an, tsobal	not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

"sobal" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.

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