drochbhlas

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From droch- +‎ blas.

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈd̪ˠɾˠɞvˠl̪ˠɑsˠ/[1]

Noun

drochbhlas m (genitive singular drochbhlais, nominative plural drochbhlasanna)

  1. a bad, sour or nasty taste (in one’s mouth)

Declension

Declension of drochbhlas (first declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative drochbhlas drochbhlasanna
vocative a dhrochbhlais a dhrochbhlasanna
genitive drochbhlais drochbhlasanna
dative drochbhlas drochbhlasanna
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an drochbhlas na drochbhlasanna
genitive an drochbhlais na ndrochbhlasanna
dative leis an drochbhlas
don drochbhlas
leis na drochbhlasanna

Mutation

Mutated forms of drochbhlas
radical lenition eclipsis
drochbhlas dhrochbhlas ndrochbhlas

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

  1. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1938), Description d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Description of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ancienne Honoré Champion, § 10, page 11

Further reading

  • Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927), “droċ-ḃlas”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “drochbhlas”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN