obráid

Irish

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin operātiō (“operation, activity”), whence also English operation.

Noun

obráid f (genitive singular obráide, nominative plural obráidí)

  1. (medicine) operation, surgery

Declension

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • bord obráide (“operating-table”)
  • inobráide (“operable”)
  • obráid a dhéanamh (“operate”, verb)
  • obráid croí oscailte (“open-heart surgery”)
  • obráidí (“operator”)
  • seomra obráide (“operating-room”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
RadicalEclipsiswith h-prothesiswith t-prothesis
obráid n-obráid hobráid not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “obráid”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
  • “operation”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2023
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