olldord

Irish

Etymology

From oll- (“great”) +‎ dord (“bass”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɔl̪ˠˌd̪ˠoːɾˠd̪ˠ]

Noun

olldord m (genitive singular olldoird, nominative plural olldoird)

1. (music) double bass, contrabass

Declension

Declension of olldord

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative olldord olldoird Vocative a olldoird a olldorda Genitive olldoird olldord Dative olldord olldoird

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an t-olldord na holldoird Genitive an olldoird na n-olldord Dative leis an olldord don olldord leis na holldoird

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
olldord	n-olldord	holldord	t-olldord
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “olldord”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN