druimm

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Archived revision by WingerBot (talk | contribs) as of 13:21, 15 October 2019.
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Old Irish

Pronunciation

Noun

druimm n (genitive drommo, nominative plural drummai)

  1. back
  2. ridge

Inflection

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:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

  • Irish: droim
  • Manx: dreeym
  • Scottish Gaelic: druim

Mutation

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.