druimm
Old Irish
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *drosman, possibly ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *térmn̥ (“end, boundary”), the source of English tram, Proto-Germanic *þrumą (“butt, block”).[1] Or, possibly related to Latin dorsum (“back, ridge”).[2]
Pronunciation
Noun
druimm n (genitive drommo, nominative plural drummai)
Inflection
Neuter i-stem | |||
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Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | druimmN | druimmN | drummaeL |
Vocative | druimmN | druimmN | drummaeL |
Accusative | druimmN | druimmN | drummaeL |
Genitive | drommoH, drommaH | drommoH, drommaH | drummaeN |
Dative | druimmL | drummaib | drummaib |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
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Descendants
Mutation
Old Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
druimm | druimm pronounced with /ð(ʲ)-/ |
ndruimm |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
- ^ Pokorny, Julius (1959) “3110”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 3, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 3110
- ^ MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “druimm”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language[1], Stirling, →ISBN, page druimm