mála droma

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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

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