draid

Irish

Alternative forms

• drad

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d̪ˠɾˠadʲ/
• (Aran) IPA^(key): /d̪ˠɾˠɑd̪ˠ/ (corresponding to the form drad)

Noun

draid f (genitive singular draide, nominative plural draideanna)

1. (snarling) grin
2. jaws (of a vice, of an aggressive animal, etc.)
3. mouth showing teeth

Declension

Declension of draid (second declension)

bare forms singular plural nominative draid draideanna vocative a dhraid a dhraideanna genitive draide draideanna dative draid draideanna forms with the definite article singular plural nominative an draid na draideanna genitive na draide na ndraideanna dative leis an draid don draid leis na draideanna

Mutation

Mutated forms of draid

radical	lenition	eclipsis
draid	dhraid	ndraid

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

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “drad”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904), “draid”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla [Irish and English Dictionary], 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 259
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “draid”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla [Irish–English Dictionary], Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN