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madra
MASCULINE NOUN
VARIANT: madadh
OPPOSITE: cat
dog
bhain an madra greim asam
the dog bit me
na madraí ag tafann
the dogs are barking
Foirmeacha gramadaí
Grammatical forms
madra
MASCULINE NOUN
GENITIVE SINGULAR
madra
NOMINATVE PLURAL
madraí
GENITIVE PLURAL
madraí
STAITISTICÍ · STATISTICS
Is é madra an 942ú focal is minice úsáid sa Ghaeilge. Tagann sé chun cinn uair amháin i ngach 11,782 focal.
Madra is the 942th most frequently used word in Irish. It occurs once in every 11,782 words.
Samplaí gaolmhara
Related examples
chuir béalóg ar an mhadra
he put a muzzle on the dog
Ar chúis éigin bhí eagla orm roimh na madraí marbha nach raibh cor astu.
Alan Titley: Gluaiseacht, An Gúm, 2009
For some reason I was afraid of the dead dogs even though they didn't even move.
Dhein na madraí drannadh.
Alan Titley: Gluaiseacht, An Gúm, 2009
The dogs snarled
Bhí madraí leis. cuimhin liom ach a gcuid fiacla ag drannadh orainn.
Alan Titley: Gluaiseacht, An Gúm, 2009
He had dogs with him. All I remember is their teeth snarling at us.