droichead

Irish

droichead

Etymology

From Old Irish drochet, from droch (“wheel”) + sét (“path”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈd̪ˠɾˠɛçəd̪ˠ/
(Aran) IPA^(key): /ˈd̪ˠɾˠɛhəd̪ˠ/, /ˈd̪ˠɾˠeːd̪ˠ/
(Cois Fharraige) IPA^(key): /ˈd̪ˠɾˠeːd̪ˠ/, /ˈd̪ˠɾˠəid̪ˠ/

Noun

droichead m (genitive singular droichid, nominative plural droichid)

(architecture, nautical, music) bridge
- 1899, Franz Nikolaus Finck, Die araner mundart, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, vol. II, p. 70:
  vī mē mə hȧsə ŕ n̥ drehəd.
  conventional orthography: Bhí mé i mo sheasamh ar an droichead.
  I was standing on the bridge.

Declension

Declension of droichead

First declension

Bare forms:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	droichead	droichid
Vocative	a dhroichid	a dhroicheada
Genitive	droichid	droichead
Dative	droichead	droichid

Forms with the definite article:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an droichead	na droichid
Genitive	an droichid	na ndroichead
Dative	leis an droichead don droichead	leis na droichid

Derived terms

Terms derived from droichead

déanamh droichead, tógáil droichead (“bridge-building”)
deic droichid (“bridge deck”)
doladhroichead, droichead dola, droichead custaim (“toll bridge”)
droichead ardaithe (“lift bridge”)
droichead canála (“canal bridge”)
droichead coise, droichead coisithe (“footbridge”)
droichead crochta (“suspension bridge”)

droichead dronnach (“humpback bridge”)
droichead lúdrach, luascdhroichead (“swing bridge”)
droichead meáite (“weighbridge”)
droichead pontúin (“pontoon bridge”)
droichead rópa (“rope bridge”)
droichead slabhra (“chain bridge”)
droichead sróine (“bridge of the nose”)

droichead starrmhaide (“cantilever bridge”)
droichead talún (“land bridge”)
droichead tógála (“drawbridge, lift bridge”)
droicheadú (“bridging”) (climbing technique)
súil droichid, áirse droichid (“bridge arch”)
tógálaí droichead (“bridge builder”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
droichead	dhroichead	ndroichead
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

"droichead" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
“drochet” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
“droiċead” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 2nd ed., 1927, by Patrick S. Dinneen.
Tomás de Bhaldraithe, 1975, The Irish of Cois Fhairrge, Co. Galway: A Phonetic Study, Dublin: Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, section 37.
Entries containing “droichead” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
Entries containing “droichead” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.

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