drochet

Old Irish

Alternative forms

• drochat
• droichet

Etymology

From droch (“wheel”) +‎ sét (“path”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdrox(ʲ)ed/

Noun

drochet n

1. bridge

Inflection

Neuter o-stem
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	drochetN	drochetN	drochetL, drochta
Vocative	drochetN	drochetN	drochetL, drochta
Accusative	drochetN	drochetN	drochetL, drochta
Genitive	drochitL	drochet	drochetN
Dative	drochetL	drochtib	drochtib
Initial mutations of a following adjective: H = triggers aspiration L = triggers lenition N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

• Irish: droichead
• Manx: droghad
• Scottish Gaelic: drochaid

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Nasalization
drochet	drochet pronounced with /ð(ʲ)-/	ndrochet
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