dromán

Irish

Etymology

From droim +‎ -án

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /d̪ˠɾəˈmˠɑːn̪ˠ/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈd̪ˠɾʊmˠɑːnˠ/, /ˈd̪ˠɾʊmˠɑːn̪ˠ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈd̪ˠɾʊmˠanˠ/, /ˈd̪ˠɾʊmˠan̪ˠ/

Noun

dromán m (genitive singular dromáin)

1. camber
2. backband

Declension

Declension of dromán

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative dromán dromáin Vocative a dhromán a dhromáin Genitive dromán dromáin Dative dromán dromáin

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an dromán na dromáin Genitive an dromán na ndromáin Dative leis an dromán don dromán leis na dromáin

Descendants

• → Yola: drummaun

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
dromán	dhromán	ndromán
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “dromán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN