bod ar dris
Irish
Etymology
Literally, “churl on a bramble”
Noun
bod ar dris m (genitive singular boid ar dris, nominative plural boid ar dris)
- stonechat (small Old World passerine bird of the genus Saxicola)
- Synonyms: caislín cloch, clochrán
Hyponyms
- caislín dearg (male)
- Donncha an chaipín (male)
- Máirín an triúis (female)
Mutation
| radical | lenition | eclipsis |
|---|---|---|
| bod ar dris | bhod ar dris | mbod ar dris |
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) “bod”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN