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bealach.

way

7 characters2 syllables approx.Gaeilge language

Meaning & usage

noun/bʲəˈl̪ˠɑx/Munster/ˈbʲalˠəx/Connacht/ˈbˠɑlˠəx/Connacht, Aran, also/ˈbˠɑl̪ˠəx/Connacht

  1. way

    masculine

  2. road

    masculine

  3. route

    masculine

  4. passage, thoroughfare

    masculine

  5. direction

    masculine

  6. journey

    masculine

  7. manner, method

    masculine

  8. channel

    masculine
Where this word comes from

From Middle Irish belach (“gap, pass, road, path”), perhaps from Proto-Celtic *bolko-, from Proto-Indo-European *bel- (“to dig, cut off?”), and possibly cognate with Welsh bwlch (“gap, pass”), Old Armenian պեղեմ (pełem, “to dig, hollow”), and Sanskrit बिल॑ (bíla, “hole, pit”).

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