See also: maðra, mądra, and mądrą

Drehu

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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madra

  1. blood

Adjective

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madra

  1. red

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Fijian

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Etymology

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

Verb

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madra

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

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  • 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

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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

Noun

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madra m (genitive singular madra, nominative plural madraí)

  1. dog
    Synonyms: , 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
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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
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Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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Noun

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madra m (genitive singular madra)

  1. Alternative form of madar (madder)
Declension
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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

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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

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INTERN 1
Note 2