domlas

Irish

Alternative forms

• domlasc m

Etymology

From Old Irish domblas, from do- + mlas.

Noun

domlas m (genitive singular domlais)

1. gall, bile
   1. gall bladder and contents
   2. (of taste) bitterness; (of temperament) rancour; bitter substance; obnoxious thing
2. bitter, rancorous, person

Declension

Declension of domlas

First declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun) Case Singular Nominative domlas Vocative a dhomlais Genitive domlais Dative domlas

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an domlas Genitive an domlais Dative leis an domlas don domlas

Derived terms

• domlasta (“bilious; bitter, rancorous; obnoxious”, adjective)

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “domlas”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “domblas”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language