drochribe

Irish

Alternative forms

• droch-ribe (superseded)

Etymology

From droch- (“bad”) +‎ ribe (“hair, bristle”)

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈd̪ˠɾˠʌɾˠɪbʲə/

Noun

drochribe m (genitive singular drochribe, nominative plural drochribí)

1. bad, sickly appearance
2. bad mood, ill humor
3. threatening look (of weather)

Declension

Declension of drochribe (fourth declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative drochribe drochribí vocative a dhrochribe a dhrochribí genitive drochribe drochribí dative drochribe drochribí forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an drochribe na drochribí genitive an drochribe na ndrochribí dative leis an drochribe don drochribe leis na drochribí

Mutation

Mutated forms of drochribe

radical	lenition	eclipsis
drochribe	dhrochribe	ndrochribe

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) “drochribe”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN