mála droma

See also: màla-droma

Irish

Etymology

Calque of English backpack and/or German Rucksack.

Noun

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

  1. backpack, haversack, knapsack, rucksack

Derived terms

  • mála droma cléibh (“frame rucksack”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of mála droma
radical lenition eclipsis
mála droma mhála droma not applicable

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) “mála”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
  • “backpack”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025
  • “haversack”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025
  • “knapsack”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025
  • “rucksack”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025
  • de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “mála droma”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
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