druimm
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Old Irish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
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[edit]
Noun[edit]
druimm n (genitive drommo, nominative plural drummai)
Inflection[edit]
| Neuter i-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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[edit]
Mutation[edit]
| Old Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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[edit]
- ^ Pokorny, Julius (1959) chapter 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