feamainn

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Irish

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Etymology

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From Middle Irish femain, femmain ((edible) seaweed), from Proto-Celtic *wimmonā, related to Old Breton goumon (late Proto-Brythonic *gwɨmon (seaweed)), whence French goémon.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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feamainn f (genitive singular feamainne)

  1. seaweed, wrack
    Hyponyms: barrchonlach, cadamán, cáithleach, leathach, lóch, múr, múrach, racálach, raibh, rúscán, scothach, turscar, caisíneach, casfheamainn, ceilp, dúlamán, miléarach, míoránach
  2. eelgrass, seawrack (Zostera marina)

Declension

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Derived terms

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Mutation

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Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
feamainn fheamainn bhfeamainn
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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  1. ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 106

Further reading

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Scottish Gaelic

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Etymology

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From Middle Irish femain, femmain ((edible) seaweed), from Proto-Celtic *wimmonā, related to Old Breton goumon (late Proto-Brythonic *gwɨmon (seaweed)), whence French goémon.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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feamainn f (genitive singular feamann or feamnach or feamad, no plural)

  1. seaweed

Verb

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feamainn (past dh'fheamainn, future feamainnidh, verbal noun feamnadh, past participle feamainnte)

  1. (agriculture) manure, fertilise (with seaweed)

Mutation

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Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical Lenition
feamainn fheamainn
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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  1. ^ Oftedal, M. (1956) A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. III: The Gaelic of Leurbost, Isle of Lewis, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap

Further reading

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  • Schrijver, Peter C. H. (1995) Studies in British Celtic historical phonology (Leiden studies in Indo-European; 5), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi
  • Marlekaj Luigj & Mandalà, Matteo (1999): Studi in onore di Luigi Marlekaj