doirteal
masculine
The Irish word for sink is doirteal.
doirteal refers to a basin.
Meaning: basin (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
doirteal is a masculine noun.
Did you know?
- In Irish, the word for 'sink' does not share a root with the English verb 'to sink' as in descending into water.
- The word doirteal is built from the verb doirt, which means 'to pour'.
- In Irish, the word for a kitchen sink and a bathroom basin are often both doirteal, whereas English frequently distinguishes between a 'sink' and a 'washbasin'.
Examples in context
- Tá an doirteal glan.The sink is clean.
- Níl aon uisce sa doirteal.There is no water in the sink.
Example conversation
Cathal and Aoife are cleaning up in the kitchen.
- CathalAoife, tá an doirteal lán de bhisciúidí.Aoife, the sink is full of biscuits.
- AoifeÓ, gabh mo leithscéal, Cathal.Oh, excuse me, Cathal.
- CathalNí bidez fada é sin a ghlanadh.That won't take long to clean.
- AoifeDéanfaidh mé é anois.I will do it now.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “sink” translations and entries doirteal, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries doirteal, CC BY-SA 4.0.
