# madra
## Drehu
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /maɖa/

### Noun

madra
* blood

### Adjective

madra
* red

### References

* Tyron, D.T., Hackman, B. (1983) Solomon Islands languages: An internal classification. Cited in: "Dehu" in Greenhill, S.J., Blust, R., & Gray, R.D. (2008). The Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database: From Bioinformatics to Lexomics. Evolutionary Bioinformatics, 4:271–283.
* Leenhardt, M. (1946) Langues et dialectes de l'Austro-Mèlanèsie. Cited in: "ⁿDe’u" in Greenhill, S.J., Blust, R., & Gray, R.D. (2008). The Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database: From Bioinformatics to Lexomics. Evolutionary Bioinformatics, 4:271–283.

## Fijian
### Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic *madraʀ (“to grow ripe”) related to *mara (“to spoil, to go foul (of food)”). Doublet of mara.

### Verb

madra
* to wear out, to decay
* to ferment

#### Related terms

* madrai
* mara

### References

* Gatty, Ronald (2009) “madra”, in Fijian-English Dictionary, Suva, Fiji: Ronald Gatty, →ISBN, page 150
* Ross, Malcolm D., Pawley, Andrew, Osmond, Meredith (1998) The lexicon of Proto-Oceanic, volume 1: Material Culture, Canberra: Australian National University, →ISBN, pages 158-9

## Irish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈmˠad̪ˠɾˠə/

### Etymology 1

From Old Irish madrad, matrad. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

#### Noun

madra m (genitive singular madra, nominative plural madraí)
* dog
    Synonyms: cú, gadhar, madadh
    Is teann gach madra ag a dhoras féin. (proverb)A cock is bold on his own dunghill.(literally, “Every dog is bold at his own door.”)
    An té a bhuailfeadh mo mhadra bhuailfeadh sé mé féin. (proverb)Love me, love my dog.(literally, “Whoever beats my dog beats me.”)
    Tá an madra marbh!The fat is in the fire!(literally, “The dog is dead!”)

##### Declension

bare forms
case
singular
plural
nominative
madra
madraí
vocative
a mhadra
a mhadraí
genitive
madra
madraí
dative
madra
madraí
forms with the definite article
case
singular
plural
nominative
an madra
na madraí
genitive
an mhadra
na madraí
dative
leis an madra don mhadra
leis na madraí :

##### Alternative forms

* madradh (obsolete)
* madar, madara

##### Derived terms

* carrmhadra (“mangy dog”)
* clib madra (“dog tag”)
* coiléar madra
* cró madra
* madra alla
* madra allta
* madra bán (“bee larva”)
* madra broic (“badger-dog, basset”)
* madra caorach (“sheep-dog, collie”)
* madra cosanta (“guard dog”)
* madra crainn (“squirrel”)
* madra dúiseachta (“pointer”)
* madra éisc (“dogfish”)
* madra feothain (“dog-vane”)
* madra fiaigh (“hunting-dog”)
* madra gaoithe (“sea-dog”)
* madra garbh (“spiny dogfish”)
* madra gearr (“terrier”)
* madra gorm (“tope”)
* madra gríofa (“griffon (terrier)”)
* madra lathaí (“guttersnipe”)
* madra maith dráimh (“good strong non-trump card”)
* madra mór (“greater spotted dogfish”)
* madra rua
* madra scadán (“dogfish”)
* madra seilge (“hunting-dog”)
* madra taoide (“strong-running tide”)
* madra uisce
* madrúil (“doglike, doggish”)
* maidrín (diminutive)
* smutmhadra

### Etymology 2
#### Noun

madra m (genitive singular madra)
* Alternative form of madar (“madder”)

##### Declension

bare forms
case
singular
nominative
madra
vocative
a mhadra
genitive
madra
dative
madra
forms with the definite article
case
singular
nominative
an madra
genitive
an mhadra
dative
leis an madra don mhadra :

### Mutation

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) “madra”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
* Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “madra”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 456
* Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “madrad, matrad”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
* de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “madra”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
* “madra”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2025