drólann

Irish

Etymology

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Noun

drólann f (genitive singular drólainne, nominative plural drólanna)

1. (anatomy) colon
   1. (in the plural) intestines

      Synonym: ionathar

Declension

Declension of drólann

Second declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative drólann drólanna Vocative a dhrólann a dhrólanna Genitive drólainne drólann Dative drólann drólainn (archaic, dialectal) drólanna

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an drólann na drólanna Genitive na drólainne na ndrólann Dative leis an drólann leis an drólainn (archaic, dialectal) don drólann don drólainn (archaic, dialectal) leis na drólanna

See also

• caolán
• colaireicteach

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
drólann	dhrólann	ndrólann
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “drólann”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Entries containing “drólann” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
• Entries containing “drólann” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.