madra

See also: maðra, mądra, and mądrą

Drehu

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maɖa/

Noun

madra

1. blood

Adjective

madra

1. red

References

• Tyron, D.T., Hackman, B. (1983) Solomon Islands languages: An internal classification. Cited in: "Dehu" in Greenhill, S.J., Blust, R., & Gray, R.D. (2008). The Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database: From Bioinformatics to Lexomics. Evolutionary Bioinformatics, 4:271–283.
• Leenhardt, M. (1946) Langues et dialectes de l'Austro-Mèlanèsie. Cited in: "ⁿDe’u" in Greenhill, S.J., Blust, R., & Gray, R.D. (2008). The Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database: From Bioinformatics to Lexomics. Evolutionary Bioinformatics, 4:271–283.

Fijian

Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic *madraʀ (“to grow ripe”) related to *mara (“to spoil, to go foul (of food)”). Doublet of mara.

Verb

madra

1. to wear out, to decay
2. to ferment

Related terms

• madrai
• mara

References

• Gatty, Ronald (2009) “madra”, in Fijian-English Dictionary, Suva, Fiji: Ronald Gatty, →ISBN, page 150
• Ross, Malcolm D., Pawley, Andrew, Osmond, Meredith (1998) The lexicon of Proto-Oceanic, volume 1: Material Culture, Canberra: Australian National University, →ISBN, pages 158-9

Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmˠad̪ˠɾˠə/

Etymology 1

From Old Irish madrad, matrad. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

madra m (genitive singular madra, nominative plural madraí)

1. dog

   Synonyms: cú, gadhar, madadh

   Is teann gach madra ag a dhoras féin. (proverb)

   A cock is bold on his own dunghill.

   (literally, “Every dog is bold at his own door.”)

   An té a bhuailfeadh mo mhadra bhuailfeadh sé mé féin. (proverb)

   Love me, love my dog.

   (literally, “Whoever beats my dog beats me.”)

   Tá an madra marbh!

   The fat is in the fire!

   (literally, “The dog is dead!”)

Declension

Declension of madra (fourth declension)

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

Alternative forms

• madradh (obsolete)
• madar, madara

Derived terms

• carrmhadra (“mangy dog”)
• clib madra (“dog tag”)
• coiléar madra
• cró madra
• madra alla
• madra allta
• madra bán (“bee larva”)
• madra broic (“badger-dog, basset”)
• madra caorach (“sheep-dog, collie”)
• madra cosanta (“guard dog”)
• madra crainn (“squirrel”)
• madra dúiseachta (“pointer”)
• madra éisc (“dogfish”)
• madra feothain (“dog-vane”)
• madra fiaigh (“hunting-dog”)
• madra gaoithe (“sea-dog”)
• madra garbh (“spiny dogfish”)
• madra gearr (“terrier”)
• madra gorm (“tope”)
• madra gríofa (“griffon (terrier)”)
• madra lathaí (“guttersnipe”)
• madra maith dráimh (“good strong non-trump card”)
• madra mór (“greater spotted dogfish”)
• madra rua
• madra scadán (“dogfish”)
• madra seilge (“hunting-dog”)
• madra taoide (“strong-running tide”)
• madra uisce
• madrúil (“doglike, doggish”)
• maidrín (diminutive)
• smutmhadra

 

Etymology 2

Noun

madra m (genitive singular madra)

1. Alternative form of madar (“madder”)

Declension

Declension of madra (fourth declension, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative madra vocative a mhadra genitive madra dative madra forms with the definite article case singular nominative an madra genitive an mhadra dative leis an madra don mhadra

Mutation

Mutated forms of madra

radical	lenition	eclipsis
madra	mhadra	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”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “madra”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 456
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “madrad, matrad”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “madra”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “madra”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024