sprochaille
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Irish[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Probably connected to preiceall (“dewlap, double chin”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
sprochaille f (genitive singular sprochaille, nominative plural sprochaillí)
- dewlap
- Synonym: preiceall
- bag of loose, baggy skin (e.g. under the eyes)
- wattle, gill (of a bird or person)
- Synonym: meilleog
- double chin
- Synonym: preiceall
- barbel (whisker-like sensory organs of certain fish)
- craw
- Synonym: prócar
- jewing (carunculation at the base of the beak of some varieties of domestic pigeon)
Declension[edit]
Declension of sprochaille
Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 29
Further reading[edit]
- “sprochaille”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “sprogaille”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “sprogall”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 684
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “sprochaille”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN