drogall
Irish
Alternative forms
- drugall
Etymology
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Noun
drogall m (genitive singular drogaill)
- aversion, repugnance
- unwillingness, reluctance
- laziness
Declension
Declension of drogall
First declension
Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
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Derived terms
- drogallach (“reluctant, unwilling; chary; lazy”, adjective)
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
drogall | dhrogall | ndrogall |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “drogall”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “drogall” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “drogall” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.