éadrom
Irish edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Old Irish étrum. By surface analysis, éa- (“not”, negative prefix) + trom (“heavy”); compare Scottish Gaelic aotrom.
Pronunciation edit
- (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈiːa̯d̪ˠəɾˠəmˠ/[1]
- (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈeːd̪ˠɾˠəmˠ/[2]
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈeːd̪ˠɾˠəmˠ/, [ˈɛːd̪ˠɾˠəmˠ], [ˈɛəd̪ˠɾˠəmˠ][3][4]
Adjective edit
éadrom (genitive singular masculine éadroim, genitive singular feminine éadroime, plural éadroma, comparative éadroime)
Declension edit
Declension of éadrom
Derived terms edit
- barréadrom (“giddy”)
Mutation edit
Irish mutation | |||
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Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
éadrom | n-éadrom | héadrom | not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References edit
- ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 15
- ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 92
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 50
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 60
Further reading edit
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “éadrom”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “éadrom” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “éadrom” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.