droichead
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish drochet, from droch (“wheel”) + sét (“path”).
Pronunciation
- (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈd̪ˠɾˠʌhəd̪ˠ/
- (Aran) IPA(key): /ˈd̪ˠɾˠɛhəd̪ˠ/, /ˈd̪ˠɾˠeːd̪ˠ/
- (Cois Fharraige) IPA(key): /ˈd̪ˠɾˠeːd̪ˠ/, /ˈd̪ˠɾˠəid̪ˠ/
Noun
droichead m (genitive singular droichid, nominative plural droichid)
- (architecture, nautical, music) bridge
- 1899, Franz Nikolaus Finck, Die araner mundart, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, vol. II, p. 70:
- vī mē mə hȧsə ŕ n̥ drehəd.
- Bhí mé i mo sheasamh ar an droichead. (conventional orthography)
- I was standing on the bridge.
- vī mē mə hȧsə ŕ n̥ drehəd.
- 1899, Franz Nikolaus Finck, Die araner mundart, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, vol. II, p. 70:
Declension
Declension of droichead
First declension
Bare forms:
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Derived terms
- áirse droichid (“bridge arch”)
- deic droichid (“bridge deck”)
- doladhroichead (“toll bridge”)
- droichead ardaithe (“lift bridge”)
- 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 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 | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
droichead | dhroichead | ndroichead |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “droichead”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “drochet”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- 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.
- Finck, F. N. (1899), Die araner mundart, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, vol. II, p. 70.
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1975) The Irish of Cois Fhairrge, Co. Galway: A Phonetic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, 37
- Entries containing “droichead” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
- Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 36
- Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 50