drólann

Irish

Etymology

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Noun

drólann f (genitive singular drólainne, nominative plural drólanna)

1. (anatomy) colon
   1. (in the plural) intestines

      Synonym: ionathar

Declension

Declension of drólann (second declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative drólann drólanna vocative a dhrólann a dhrólanna genitive drólainne drólann dative drólann drólainn (archaic, dialectal) drólanna forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an drólann na drólanna genitive na drólainne na ndrólann dative leis an drólann leis an drólainn (archaic, dialectal) don drólann don drólainn (archaic, dialectal) leis na drólanna

See also

• caolán
• colaireicteach

Mutation

Mutated forms of drólann

radical	lenition	eclipsis
drólann	dhrólann	ndrólann

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

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “drólann”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “drólann”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “drólann”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2025