vitrial
Irish
Etymology
Borrowed from English vitriol, from Old French vitriol, from Latin vitriolum (“sulphuric acid”), from vitrum (“glass”).
Noun
vitrial m (genitive singular vitriail)
Declension
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Derived terms
- vitrial geal (“white vitriol”)
- vitrial glas (“green vitriol”)
- vitrial gorm (“blue vitriol”)
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “vitrial”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN