mála droma

See also: màla-droma

Irish

Noun

mála droma m (genitive singular mála dhroma, nominative plural málaí droma)

1. backpack, haversack, knapsack, rucksack

Derived terms

• iompair i mála droma (“to backpack”, transitive verb, literally “to carry in a backpack”)
• mála droma cléibh (“frame rucksack”)
• saoire an mhála droma (“backpacking”)
• taistil le mála droma (“to backpack”, intransitive verb, literally “to travel with a backpack”)
• turasóir mála droma (“backpacker”)

 

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “mála”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• “backpack”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024
• “haversack”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024
• “knapsack”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024
• “rucksack”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “mála droma”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm