madra uisce

Irish

madra uisce

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmˠad̪ˠɾˠ(ə) ˈiʃcɪ/

Noun

madra uisce m (genitive singular madra uisce, nominative plural madraí uisce)

1. otter (an aquatic or marine carnivorous mammal in the subfamily Lutrinae)

Declension

Declension of madra uisce (fourth declension)

bare forms singular plural nominative madra uisce madraí uisce vocative a mhadra uisce a mhadraí uisce genitive madra uisce madraí uisce dative madra uisce madraí uisce forms with the definite article singular plural nominative an madra uisce na madraí uisce genitive an mhadra uisce na madraí uisce dative leis an madra uisce don mhadra uisce leis na madraí uisce

Synonyms

• cú dobhráin
• dobhrán
• dobharchú

Mutation

Mutated forms of madra uisce

radical	lenition	eclipsis
madra uisce	mhadra uisce	not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “madra uisce”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla [Irish–English Dictionary], Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959), “madra uisce”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “madra uisce”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2026