draid

Irish

Alternative forms

• drad

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d̪ˠɾˠadʲ/
• (Aran) IPA^(key): /d̪ˠɾˠɑd̪ˠ/ (corresponding to the form drad)

Noun

draid f (genitive singular draide, nominative plural draideanna)

1. (snarling) grin
2. jaws (of a vice, of an aggressive animal, etc.)
3. mouth showing teeth

Declension

Declension of draid

Second declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative draid draida Vocative a dhraid a dhraida Genitive draide draid Dative draid draida

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an draid na draida Genitive na draide na ndraid Dative leis an draid don draid leis na draida

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
draid	dhraid	ndraid
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• “draid”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “drad”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “draid”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 259
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “draid”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN