droichead
Irish
droichead
Pronunciation
Noun
droichead m (genitive singular droichid, nominative plural droichid)
- (architecture, nautical, music) bridge
- 1899, Franz Nikolaus Finck, Die araner mundart, volume II (overall work in German), Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 70:
- vī mē mə hȧsə ŕ n̥ drehəd.
- [Bhí mé i mo sheasamh ar an droichead.]
- I was standing on the bridge.
Declension
Declension of droichead
First declension
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Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Derived terms
- áirse droichid (“bridge arch”)
- Cill Droichid (“Celbridge”)
- deic droichid (“bridge deck”)
- doladhroichead (“toll bridge”)
- droichead ardaithe (“lift bridge”)
- Droichead Átha (“Drogheda”)
- droichead canála (“canal bridge”)
- droichead coise (“footbridge”)
- droichead coisithe (“footbridge”)
- droichead crochta (“suspension bridge”)
- droichead custaim (“toll bridge”)
- droichead dola (“toll bridge”)
- droichead dronnach (“humpback bridge”)
- droichead lúdrach (“swing bridge”)
- droichead meáite (“weighbridge”)
- Droichead Nua (“Newbridge, Co. Kildare”)
- droichead pontúin (“pontoon bridge”)
- droichead rópa (“rope bridge”)
- droichead slabhra (“chain bridge”)
- droichead sróine (“bridge of the nose”)
- droichead starrmhaide (“cantilever bridge”)
- droichead talún (“land bridge”)
- droichead tógála (“drawbridge, lift bridge”)
- droicheadú (“bridging (climbing technique)”)
- luascdhroichead (“swing bridge”)
- súil droichid (“bridge arch”)
- tógálaí droichead (“bridge builder”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| droichead | dhroichead | ndroichead |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “drochet”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 90, page 50
- Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 70
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1975) The Irish of Cois Fhairrge, Co. Galway: A Phonetic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, § 37
- Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 89, page 36
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “droichead”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “droiċead”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 263
- Entries containing “droichead” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “droichead” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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