éadrom

Irish

Alternative forms

• éadtrom (obsolete)

Etymology

From Old Irish étrum. By surface analysis, éa- (“not”, negative prefix) +‎ trom (“heavy”); compare Scottish Gaelic aotrom.

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈiːa̯d̪ˠəɾˠəmˠ/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈeːd̪ˠɾˠəmˠ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈeːd̪ˠɾˠəmˠ/, [ˈɛːd̪ˠɾˠəmˠ], [ˈɛəd̪ˠɾˠəmˠ]

Adjective

éadrom (genitive singular masculine éadroim, genitive singular feminine éadroime, plural éadroma, comparative éadroime)

1. light

   Maireann croí éadrom a bhfad.

   A light heart lives long.

2. easy
3. weak, mild
4. flighty

Declension

Declension of éadrom

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	éadrom	éadrom	éadroma
Vocative	éadroim		éadroma
Genitive		éadroime	éadroma	éadrom
Dative	éadrom	éadrom; éadroim (archaic)	éadroma
Comparative	níos éadroime
Superlative	is éadroime

Derived terms

• barréadrom (“giddy”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
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.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “éadrom”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “éadrom”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “éadrom”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024