# droichead
## Irish
### Etymology

From Old Irish drochet, from droch (“wheel”) + sét (“path”).

### Pronunciation

* (Munster) IPA: /ˈd̪ˠɾˠʌhəd̪ˠ/
* (Aran) IPA: /ˈd̪ˠɾˠɛhəd̪ˠ/, /ˈd̪ˠɾˠeːd̪ˠ/
* (Cois Fharraige) IPA: /ˈd̪ˠɾˠeːd̪ˠ/, /ˈd̪ˠɾˠəid̪ˠ/
* (Ulster) IPA: /ˈd̪ˠɾˠɛçəd̪ˠ/

### Noun

droichead m (genitive singular droichid, nominative plural droichid)
* (architecture, nautical, music) bridge
** 1899, Franz Nikolaus Finck, Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect], volume II (overall work in German), Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 70:vī mē mə hȧsə ŕ n̥ drehəd.[Bhí mé i mo sheasamh ar an droichead.]I was standing on the bridge.

#### Declension

bare forms
case
singular
plural
nominative
droichead
droichid
vocative
a dhroichid
a dhroicheada
genitive
droichid
droichead
dative
droichead
droichid
forms with the definite article
case
singular
plural
nominative
an droichead
na droichid
genitive
an droichid
na ndroichead
dative
leis an droichead don droichead
leis na droichid :

#### Derived terms

* áirse droichid (“bridge arch”)
* Cill Droichid (“Celbridge”)
* deic droichid (“bridge deck”)
* doladhroichead (“toll bridge”)
* droichead ardaithe (“lift bridge”)
* Droichead Átha (“Drogheda”)
* droichead canála (“canal bridge”)
* droichead coise (“footbridge”)
* droichead coisithe (“footbridge”)
* droichead crochta (“suspension bridge”)
* droichead custaim (“toll bridge”)
* droichead dola (“toll bridge”)
* droichead dronnach (“humpback bridge”)
* droichead lúdrach (“swing bridge”)
* droichead meáite (“weighbridge”)
* Droichead Nua (“Newbridge, Co. Kildare”)
* droichead pontúin (“pontoon bridge”)
* droichead rópa (“rope bridge”)
* droichead slabhra (“chain bridge”)
* droichead sróine (“bridge of the nose”)
* droichead starrmhaide (“cantilever bridge”)
* droichead talún (“land bridge”)
* droichead tógála (“drawbridge, lift bridge”)
* droicheadú (“bridging (climbing technique)”)
* luascdhroichead (“swing bridge”)
* súil droichid (“bridge arch”)
* tógálaí droichead (“bridge builder”)

### Mutation

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

### References

* ↑ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “drochet”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
* ↑ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 90, page 50
* ↑ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 70
* ↑ de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1975) The Irish of Cois Fhairrge, Co. Galway: A Phonetic Study, revised edition, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, § 37
* ↑ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 89, page 36

### Further reading

* Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “droichead”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
* Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “droiċead”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 263
* de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “droichead”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
* “droichead”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2025