madra
Drehu
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /maɖa/
References
- Greenhill, S.J., Blust. R, & Gray, R.D. (2008). The Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database: From Bioinformatics to Lexomics. Evolutionary Bioinformatics, 4:271-283.
Irish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈmˠad̪ˠɾˠə]
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Noun
madra m (genitive singular madra, nominative plural madraí)
- dog
- Is teann gach madra ag a dhoras féin. (“A cock is bold on his own dunghill.”, literally “Every dog is bold at his own door.”) —Proverb
- An té a bhuailfeadh mo mhadra bhuailfeadh sé mé féin. (“Love me love my dog.”, literally “Whoever beats my dog beats me.”) —Proverb
- Tá an madra marbh! (“The fat is in the fire!”, literally “The dog is dead!”)
- Synonyms: cú, gadhar, madadh
Declension
Declension of madra
Fourth declension
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Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms
- carrmhadra m (“mangy dog”)
- coiléar madra m (“dog collar”)
- cró madra m (“kennel”)
- madra alla m, madra allta m (“wolf”)
- madra bán m (“bee larva”)
- madra broic m (“badger-dog, basset”)
- madra caorach m (“sheep-dog, collie”)
- madra crainn m (“squirrel”)
- madra dúiseachta m (“pointer”)
- madra éisc m, madra scadán m (“dogfish”)
- madra feothain m (“dog-vane”)
- madra gaoithe m (“light over horizon portending storm, (sea-)dog”)
- madra garbh m (“spiny dogfish”)
- madra gearr m (“terrier”)
- madra gorm m (“tope”)
- madra gríofa m (“griffon (terrier)”)
- madra lathaí m (“guttersnipe; menial; bedraggled person”)
- madra maith dráimh m (“good strong non-trump card”)
- madra mór m (“greater spotted dogfish”)
- madra rua m (“fox; sugar-wrack”)
- madra seilge m, madra fiaigh m (“hunting-dog”)
- madra taoide m (“strong-running tide”)
- madra uisce m (“otter”)
- madrúil (“doglike, doggish; brutish, beastly; coarse, unmannerly; obscene”, adjective)
- maidrín m (diminutive)
- smutmhadra m (“pug dog”)
Etymology 2
Declension
Declension of madra
Fourth declension
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Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article
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Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| madra | mhadra | not applicable |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- "madra" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- “madraḋ” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 2nd ed., 1927, by Patrick S. Dinneen.
- C. Marstrander, E. G. Quin et al., editors (1913–76), “madrad, matrad”, in Dictionary of the Irish Language: Based Mainly on Old and Middle Irish Materials, Dublin: Royal Irish Academy, →ISBN
- Entries containing “madra” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “madra” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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