drochet

Old Irish

Alternative forms

• drochat
• droichet

Etymology

From droch (“wheel”) +‎ sét (“path”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdrox(ʲ)ed/

Noun

drochet n

1. bridge

Inflection

Neuter o-stem

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	drochetN	drochetN	drochetL, drochta
vocative	drochetN	drochetN	drochetL, drochta
accusative	drochetN	drochetN	drochetL, drochta
genitive	drochitL	drochet	drochetN
dative	drochetL	drochtib	drochtib

Initial mutations of a following adjective:

• ^H = triggers aspiration
• ^L = triggers lenition
• ^N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

• Irish: droichead
• Manx: droghad
• Scottish Gaelic: drochaid

Mutation

Mutation of drochet

radical	lenition	nasalization
drochet	drochet pronounced with /ð(ʲ)-/	ndrochet

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

References

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “drochet”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language