dord

See also: dörd

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish dord (“buzzing, humming, droning, intoning”).

Noun

dord m (genitive singular as substantive doird, genitive as verbal noun dordta, nominative plural doird)

verbal noun of dord
buzz, drone
(music) bass

Declension

As verbal noun

Declension of dord

Irregular

Bare forms (no plural of this noun)

Case	Singular
Nominative	dord
Vocative	a dhord
Genitive	dordta
Dative	dord

Forms with the definite article

Case	Singular
Nominative	an dord
Genitive	an dordta
Dative	leis an dord don dord

As substantive

Declension of dord

First declension

Bare forms:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	dord	doird
Vocative	a dhoird	a dhorda
Genitive	doird	dord
Dative	dord	doird

Forms with the definite article:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an dord	na doird
Genitive	an doird	na ndord
Dative	leis an dord don dord	leis na doird

Derived terms

andord (“drone, chant”)
dord-druma (“bass drum”)
dordeochair (“bass clef”)
dordfhocal (“buzzword”)
dord figiúrtha (“figured bass”)
dordghuth (“bass voice”)
dordlíne, líne an doird (“bassline”)
dordóir (“bassist”)
dordveidhil (“cello”)
dordveidhlín (“bass fiddle”)
fo-dhord (“subdued murmur; backbiting”)
fo-dhordaire (“subwoofer”)
olldord (“double bass, contrabass”)

Verb

dord (present analytic dordann, future analytic dordfaidh, verbal noun dord, past participle dordta)

(intransitive) hum, buzz, drone
(intransitive) chant in a deep voice

Conjugation

First Conjugation (A)

		singular			plural			relative	autonomous
		first	second	third	first	second	third	relative	autonomous
indicative	present	dordaim	dordann tú; dordair^†	dordann sé, sí	dordaimid	dordann sibh	dordann siad; dordaid^†	a dhordann; a dhordas / a ndordann; a ndordas	dordtar
	past	dhord mé; dhordas	dhord tú; dhordais	dhord sé, sí	dhordamar; dhord muid	dhord sibh; dhordabhair	dhord siad; dhordadar	a dhord / ar dhord*	dordadh
	past habitual	dhordainn / ndordainn‡‡	dhordtá / ndordtá‡‡	dhordadh sé, sí / ndordadh sé, sí‡‡	dhordaimis; dhordadh muid / ndordaimis‡‡; ndordadh muid‡‡	dhordadh sibh / ndordadh sibh‡‡	dhordaidís; dhordadh siad / ndordaidís‡‡; ndordadh siad‡‡	a dhordadh / a ndordadh*	dhordtaí / ndordtaí‡‡
	future	dordfaidh mé; dordfad	dordfaidh tú; dordfair^†	dordfaidh sé, sí	dordfaimid; dordfaidh muid	dordfaidh sibh	dordfaidh siad; dordfaid^†	a dhordfaidh; a dhordfas / a ndordfaidh; a ndordfas	dordfar
conditional		dhordfainn / ndordfainn‡‡	dhordfá / ndordfá‡‡	dhordfadh sé, sí / ndordfadh sé, sí‡‡	dhordfaimis; dhordfadh muid / ndordfaimis‡‡; ndordfadh muid‡‡	dhordfadh sibh / ndordfadh sibh‡‡	dhordfaidís; dhordfadh siad / ndordfaidís‡‡; ndordfadh siad‡‡	a dhordfadh / a ndordfadh*	dhordfaí / ndordfaí‡‡
subjunctive	present	go ndorda mé; go ndordad^†	go ndorda tú; go ndordair^†	go ndorda sé, sí	go ndordaimid; go ndorda muid	go ndorda sibh	go ndorda siad; go ndordaid^†	—	go ndordtar
subjunctive	past	dá ndordainn	dá ndordtá	dá ndordadh sé, sí	dá ndordaimis; dá ndordadh muid	dá ndordadh sibh	dá ndordaidís; dá ndordadh siad	—	dá ndordtaí
imperative		dordaim	dord	dordadh sé, sí	dordaimis	dordaigí; dordaidh^†	dordaidís	—	dordtar
verbal noun		dordadh
past participle		dordta

* Indirect relative
† Archaic or dialect form
‡‡ Dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
dord	dhord	ndord
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

"dord" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
Entries containing “dord” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
Entries containing “dord” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.

Old Irish

Etymology

Noun

dord ?

buzz, hum, drone

Inflection

Unknown gender o-stem
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative
Vocative
Accusative
Genitive
Dative
Initial mutations of a following adjective: ^H = triggers aspiration ^L = triggers lenition ^N = triggers nasalization

Derived terms

dordaid

Descendants

Irish: dord

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Nasalization
dord	dord pronounced with /ð(ʲ)-/	ndord
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

C. Marstrander, E. G. Quin et al., editors (1913–76), “dord”, in Dictionary of the Irish Language: Based Mainly on Old and Middle Irish Materials, Dublin: Royal Irish Academy, →ISBN

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