draein

Irish

Alternative forms

• draen^[1][2]

Etymology

From English drain, from the verb, from Middle English dreinen, from Old English drēahnian (“to drain, strain, filter”), from Proto-Germanic *drauhnōną (“to strain, sieve”), from *draugiz (“dry, parched”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d̪ˠɾˠeːnʲ/

Noun

draein f (genitive singular draenach, nominative plural draenacha)

1. drain (conduit for liquids)

Declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative draein draenacha Vocative a dhraein a dhraenacha Genitive draenach draenacha Dative draein draenacha

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an draein na draenacha Genitive na draenach na ndraenacha Dative leis an draein don draein leis na draenacha

Declension of draein

Fifth declension

Noun

draein

1. vocative/genitive singular of draen

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
draein	dhraein	ndraein
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

1. “draein”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
2. Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “draein”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN