dord

See also: dörd

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish dord (buzzing, humming, droning, intoning).

Noun

dord m (genitive singular as substantive doird, genitive as verbal noun dordta, nominative plural doird)

  1. verbal noun of dord
  2. buzz, drone
  3. (music) bass

Declension

As verbal noun
As substantive

Derived terms

Verb

dord (present analytic dordann, future analytic dordfaidh, verbal noun dord, past participle dordta)

  1. (intransitive) hum, buzz, drone
  2. (intransitive) chant in a deep voice

Conjugation

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
dord dhord ndord
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

  • "dord" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
  • Entries containing “dord” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
  • Entries containing “dord” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.

Old Irish

Noun

dord ?

  1. buzz, hum, drone

Inflection

Unknown gender o-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative
Vocative
Accusative
Genitive
Dative
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Derived terms

Descendants

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
RadicalLenitionNasalization
dord dord
pronounced with /ð(ʲ)-/
ndord
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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