mála droma
See also: màla-droma
Irish edit
Etymology edit
Calque of English backpack and/or German Rucksack.
Noun edit
mála droma m (genitive singular mála dhroma, nominative plural málaí droma)
Derived terms edit
- mála droma cléibh (“frame rucksack”)
Mutation edit
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| mála droma | mhála droma | not applicable |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading edit
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “mála”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- “backpack”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024
- “haversack”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024
- “knapsack”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024
- “rucksack”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024
- Entries containing “mála droma” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.