éadrom

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Irish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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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

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Derived terms

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Mutation

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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.

References

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  1. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 25, page 15
  2. ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 92
  3. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 129, page 50
  4. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 155, page 60

Further reading

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