bhí bolaithe bréan uaidh. - It stunk. geobhfá bolaithe bréan uaidh amuigh ar a' mbóthar. - You would get a bad smell from it out on the road. Ní raibh "bréan" mar bhriathar ann.
bolaithe bréan a bheith ó rud. - a stinking smell from something. bhí bolaithe bréan uaidh. - It stinks. Thá bolaithe bréan ó'n bhfeoil sin. - That meat stinks. (Ní raibh sé ann mar bhriathar.)
Bhí bolaithe na h-oinniún ó'n mbainn - The milk smelt of onions. Thá bolaithe fuiscí ót anáil. - Your breath smells of whiskey. Thá bolaithe na scadán ó'n mbarraille - The barrell smells of herrings.
Ní h-é bolaithe na gaoithe bhí uaidh. - It was not the smell of the wind that was from him. .i. bhí ól déanta aig Ta bolaithe oinniún ar an im. - The butter has the smell of onions.
bolaithe cúmhartha (kũ:rhǝ) - a "sweet" smell. bolaithe cumhartha an róis. - The perfume of the ros úbhla cumhartha - sórt ubhla a raibh bolaithe deas uatha - apples with a "sweet" smell.
ar a bholaithe - on his scent. na gadhair ar bholaithe madra ruadh - The hounds on a fox's scent. Ag cur a bholaith - Scenting him out. Thá an madra ag cur bolaithe an choinín. - The dog is trying to find the rabbit's scent.
gan bolaithe - scentless. Níl aon bholaithe uaidh. - It has no smell. Níl aon bholaithe ó sna rósanna athá ann anois. - The roses that are there now are scentless.