mála droma

See also: màla-droma

Irish

Etymology

Calque of English backpack and/or German Rucksack.

Noun

mála droma m (genitive singular mála dhroma, nominative plural málaí droma)

1. backpack, haversack, knapsack, rucksack

Derived terms

• mála droma cléibh (“frame rucksack”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of mála droma

radical	lenition	eclipsis
mála droma	mhála droma	not applicable

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) “mála”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• “backpack”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024
• “haversack”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024
• “knapsack”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024
• “rucksack”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “mála droma”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm