fuaim
Irish edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Middle Irish fúaimm, from Proto-Celtic *woxsman, from Proto-Indo-European *wekʷ- (“to speak, sound out”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
fuaim f (genitive singular fuaime, nominative plural fuaimeanna)
Declension edit
Declension of fuaim
Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Obsolete declension as a third-declension noun:
Declension of fuaim
Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Alternative forms edit
Derived terms edit
- fuaimchlár
- fuaimdhíonach
- fuaimeolaíocht
- fuaimiúil
- fuaimneach (“sounding, resounding, resonant”, adjective)
- fuaimthonn (“sound wave”)
- innealtóir fuaime (“audio engineer, sound engineer”)
Further reading edit
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “fuaim”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 fúaimm, fúamm”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “fuaim”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 337
- Entries containing “fuaim” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “fuaim” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
Etymology 2 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Alternative forms edit
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
fuaim
Mutation edit
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
fuaim | fhuaim | bhfuaim |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References edit
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 297, page 105
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 168, page 63
Scottish Gaelic edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Irish fúaimm, from Proto-Celtic *woxsman, from Proto-Indo-European *wekʷ- (“to speak, sound out”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
fuaim m or f (genitive singular fuaime, plural fuaimean)
Usage notes edit
- The nominative can be either masculine or feminine, the genitive is usually feminine.
Synonyms edit
- (noise): faram
Derived terms edit
- cian-fhuaim (“telephone”)
- co-fhuaim (“harmony”)
- fuaimneach (“noisy”)
- fuaimneachadh (“pronunciation”)
- fuaimnich (“pronounce”)
- fuaimreag (“vowel”)
Mutation edit
Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
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Radical | Lenition |
fuaim | fhuaim |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading edit
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 fúaimm, fúamm”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language