madra rua

Irish

Etymology

Literally, “red-haired dog”, just as madadh rua.

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /ˌmˠɑd̪ˠəˈɾˠuə/[1] (corresponding to the form madadh rua, unless it is simply dissimilation of dr…r to d…r)

Noun

madra rua m (genitive singular madra rua, nominative plural madraí rua)

  1. synonym of sionnach (“fox”)

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of madra rua
radical lenition eclipsis
madra rua mhadra rua not applicable

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

References

  1. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 291, page 147
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