goémon
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See also: goëmon
French
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]1686; from Middle French goumon (14th c.), from Middle Breton gwemon, from Old Breton goumon, from late Proto-Brythonic *gwɨmon (“seaweed”), from Proto-Celtic *wimmonā, from Proto-Indo-European *weyp- (“to wind, wrap around”); see also Welsh gwymon and Old Irish femman (modern Scottish Gaelic and Irish feamainn).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]goémon m (plural goémons)
Synonyms
[edit]Derived terms
[edit]References
[edit]- Schrijver, Peter (1995): Studies in British Celtic Historical Phonology
- Marlekaj Luigj & Mandalà, Matteo (1999): Studi in onore di Luigi Marlekaj
Further reading
[edit]- “goémon”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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