obráid

Irish

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin operātiō (“operation, activity”), whence also English operation.

Noun

obráid f (genitive singular obráide, nominative plural obráidí)

1. (medicine) operation, surgery

Declension

Declension of obráid (second declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative obráid obráidí vocative a obráid a obráidí genitive obráide obráidí dative obráid obráidí forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an obráid na hobráidí genitive na hobráide na n-obráidí dative leis an obráid don obráid leis na hobráidí

Synonyms

• (surgery): cur faoi scian, gnáthamh máinliachta

Derived terms

• bord obráide (“operating-table”)
• inobráide (“operable”)
• obráid a dhéanamh (“operate”, verb)
• obráid croí oscailte (“open-heart surgery”)
• obráidí (“operator”)
• seomra obráide (“operating-room”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of obráid

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
obráid	n-obráid	hobráid	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) “obráid”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• “operation”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025