draein

Irish

Alternative forms

• draen

Etymology

From English drain, from the verb, from Middle English dreinen, from Old English drēahnian (“to drain, strain, filter”), from Proto-Germanic *drauhnōną (“to strain, sieve”), from *draugiz (“dry, parched”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d̪ˠɾˠeːnʲ/

Noun

draein f (genitive singular draenach, nominative plural draenacha)

1. drain (conduit for liquids)

Declension

Declension of draein (fifth declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative draein draenacha vocative a dhraein a dhraenacha genitive draenach draenacha dative draein draenacha forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an draein na draenacha genitive na draenach na ndraenacha dative leis an draein don draein leis na draenacha

Noun

draein

1. vocative/genitive singular of draen

Mutation

Mutated forms of draein

radical	lenition	eclipsis
draein	dhraein	ndraein

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