sprochaille

Irish

Alternative forms

  • sbrogaille (obsolete)
  • spriochaill, sprochall, sprogaille, sprogall

Etymology

Probably connected to preiceall (“dewlap, double chin”).

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈsˠpɾˠʌxəl̪ˠ/[1] (corresponding to the form sprochall)

Noun

sprochaille f (genitive singular sprochaille, nominative plural sprochaillí)

  1. dewlap
    Synonym: preiceall
  2. bag of loose, baggy skin (e.g. under the eyes)
  3. wattle, gill (of a bird or person)
    Synonym: meilleog
  4. double chin
    Synonym: preiceall
  5. barbel (whisker-like sensory organs of certain fish)
  6. craw
    Synonym: prócar
  7. jewing (carunculation at the base of the beak of some varieties of domestic pigeon)

Declension

Declension of sprochaille (fourth declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative sprochaille sprochaillí
vocative a sprochaille a sprochaillí
genitive sprochaille sprochaillí
dative sprochaille sprochaillí
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an sprochaille na sprochaillí
genitive na sprochaille na sprochaillí
dative leis an sprochaille
don sprochaille 		leis na sprochaillí

Derived terms

  • sprochailleach
  • sprochailleacht

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, page 29

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