dordlíne

Irish

Etymology

From dord (“bass”) +‎ líne (“line”), a calque of English bassline.

Noun

dordlíne f (genitive singular dordlíne, nominative plural dordlínte)

1. bassline

   Synonym: líne an doird

Declension

Declension of dordlíne

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative dordlíne dordlínte Vocative a dhordlíne a dhordlínte Genitive dordlíne dordlínte Dative dordlíne dordlínte

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an dordlíne na dordlínte Genitive na dordlíne na ndordlínte Dative leis an dordlíne don dordlíne leis na dordlínte

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
dordlíne	dhordlíne	ndordlíne
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• “dordlíne”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024