droigheann

== Scottish Gaelic == === Etymology === From Old Irish draigen (whence also Irish draighean and Manx drine), from Proto-Celtic *dragenā (“sloetree, blackthorn, Prunus spinosa”) (compare Welsh draen), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰergʰ- (“blackbush, sloe tree”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈt̪ɾɔjən̪ˠ/ === Noun === droigheann m (genitive singular droighinn, plural droighinn) blackthorn thorn bramble; thorny plant generally às an dris anns an droigheann ― (idiomatic) out of the frying pan, into the fire am fear a thèid san droigheann dhomh, thèid mi san dris dha ― (idiomatic) you scratch my back and I'll scratch yours ==== Synonyms ==== dris (thorn): stob (bramble): smeur (blackthorn): sgìtheach-dubh, àirneag ==== Derived terms ==== droighneach === References ===