mála droma

See also: màla-droma

Irish

Noun

mála droma m (genitive singular mála dhroma, nominative plural málaí droma)

  1. backpack, haversack, knapsack, rucksack

Derived terms
  • iompair i mála droma (“to backpack”, transitive verb, literally “to carry in a backpack”)
  • mála droma cléibh (“frame rucksack”)
  • saoire an mhála droma (“backpacking”)
  • taistil le mála droma (“to backpack”, intransitive verb, literally “to travel with a backpack”)
  • turasóir mála droma (“backpacker”)

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
mála droma mhála droma not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading
  • "mála" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
  • “backpack” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
  • “haversack” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
  • “knapsack” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
  • “rucksack” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
  • Entries containing “mála droma” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
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