olldord

Irish

Etymology

From oll- (“great”) +‎ dord (“bass”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɔl̪ˠˌd̪ˠoːɾˠd̪ˠ]

Noun

olldord m (genitive singular olldoird, nominative plural olldoird)

1. (music) double bass, contrabass

Declension

Declension of olldord (first declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative olldord olldoird vocative a olldoird a olldorda genitive olldoird olldord dative olldord olldoird forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an t-olldord na holldoird genitive an olldoird na n-olldord dative leis an olldord don olldord leis na holldoird

Mutation

Mutated forms of olldord

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
olldord	n-olldord	holldord	t-olldord

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

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “olldord”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN