dromchla

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish druimmchlae (“roof, ridge, raised surface”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈd̪ˠɾˠɔmˠxlˠə/

Noun

dromchla m (genitive singular dromchla, nominative plural dromchlaí)

1. surface

Declension

Declension of dromchla

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative dromchla dromchlaí Vocative a dhromchla a dhromchlaí Genitive dromchla dromchlaí Dative dromchla dromchlaí

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an dromchla na dromchlaí Genitive an dromchla na ndromchlaí Dative leis an dromchla don dromchla leis na dromchlaí

Derived terms

• dromchla-theannas

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
dromchla	dhromchla	ndromchla
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• “dromchla”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “druimchlae”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “dromchla”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN