dréimire

Irish

Alternative forms
  • dréimide, dréimre

Etymology

From Old Irish dréimire.[1] By surface analysis, dréim (“a climb, ascent”) +‎ -ire.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈdʲɾʲeːmʲ(ə)ɾʲə/[2][3][4]

Noun

dréimire m (genitive singular dréimire, nominative plural dréimirí)

  1. ladder

Declension
Declension of dréimire

Fourth declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative dréimire dréimirí
Vocative a dhréimire a dhréimirí
Genitive dréimire dréimirí
Dative dréimire dréimirí

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an dréimire na dréimirí
Genitive an dréimire na ndréimirí
Dative leis an dréimire

don dréimire

 leis na dréimirí

Derived terms

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

References
  1. G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “dréimire”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 142, page 73
  3. Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 87
  4. Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 283, page 100

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