dreancaid

Irish
dreancaid

Alternative forms
  • deargnad, deargnaid, deargnait, dearnad, dearnait

Etymology

From Old Irish dergnat.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈdʲɾʲaŋkədʲ/

Noun

dreancaid f (genitive singular dreancaide, nominative plural dreancaidí)

  1. flea

Declension
Declension of dreancaid

Second declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative dreancaid dreancaida
Vocative a dhreancaid a dhreancaida
Genitive dreancaide dreancaid
Dative dreancaid dreancaida

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an dreancaid na dreancaida
Genitive na dreancaide na ndreancaid
Dative leis an dreancaid

don dreancaid

 leis na dreancaida

Derived terms
  • dreancaid mhara (“sand flea”)

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
dreancaid dhreancaid ndreancaid
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References
  • “dergnat” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
  • “deargnaid” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 2nd ed., 1927, by Patrick S. Dinneen.
  • “dreancaid” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 2nd ed., 1927, by Patrick S. Dinneen.
  • "dreancaid" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
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