droichead

Irish

droichead

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/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈd̪ˠɾˠɛçəd̪ˠ/

Noun

droichead m (genitive singular droichid, nominative plural droichid)

1. (architecture, nautical, music) bridge
   • 1899, Franz Nikolaus Finck, Die araner mundart, volume II (overall work in German), Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 70:

     vī mē mə hȧsə ŕ n̥ drehəd.

     [Bhí mé i mo sheasamh ar an droichead.]

     I was standing on the bridge.

Declension

Declension of droichead

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative droichead droichid Vocative a dhroichid a dhroicheada Genitive droichid droichead Dative droichead droichid

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an droichead na droichid Genitive an droichid na ndroichead Dative leis an droichead don droichead leis na droichid

Derived terms

• áirse droichid (“bridge arch”)
• Cill Droichid (“Celbridge”)
• deic droichid (“bridge deck”)
• doladhroichead (“toll bridge”)
• droichead ardaithe (“lift bridge”)
• Droichead Átha (“Drogheda”)
• 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 Nua (“Newbridge, Co. Kildare”)
• 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
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
• 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.
• Entries containing “droichead” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.