draighean

== Irish == === Alternative forms === draghan, droighean === Etymology === From Old Irish draigen, from Proto-Celtic *dragenā, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰergʰ-. Cognate with Scottish Gaelic droigheann, Manx drine, Breton and Welsh draen and Cornish dren. === Pronunciation === (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈd̪ˠɾˠaiən̪ˠ/ (Ulster) IPA(key): /d̪ˠɾˠiənˠ/ === Noun === draighean m (genitive singular draighin) blackthorn, sloe (Prunus spinosa) Synonym: airneog ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Mutation === === References === === Further reading === Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904), “draiġean”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla [Irish and English Dictionary], 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 259 Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “draighean”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla [Irish–English Dictionary], Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN