frum fram
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Irish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From a reduplication of Old Irish fothromm (“noise, loud and discordant sound”), an alteration of fothronn through influence of fúaimm (modern fuaim). Compare Scottish Gaelic faram (“noise, loudness”).
Noun[edit]
frum fram
Mutation[edit]
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
frum fram | fhrum fram | bhfrum fram |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading[edit]
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “frum”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “fothromm”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language