mála droma

See also: màla-droma

Irish

Etymology

Calque of English backpack and/or German Rucksack.

Noun

mála droma m (genitive singular mála dhroma, nominative plural málaí droma)

  1. backpack, haversack, knapsack, rucksack

Derived terms
  • mála droma cléibh (“frame rucksack”)

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
mála droma mhála droma not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading
  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “mála”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
  • “backpack”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024
  • “haversack”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024
  • “knapsack”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024
  • “rucksack”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024
  • Entries containing “mála droma” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
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