goémon
See also: goëmon
French
Alternative forms
Etymology
1686; from Middle French goumon (14th c.), from Middle Breton gwemon, from Old Breton goumon, from late Proto-Brythonic *wïmmon (“seaweed”), from Proto-Indo-European *weyp- (“to wind, wrap around”); see also Old Irish femman (modern Scottish Gaelic and Irish feamainn).
Pronunciation
Noun
goémon m (plural goémons)
Synonyms
Derived terms
Further reading
- “goémon”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
References
- Schrijver, Peter (1995): Studies in British Celtic Historical Phonology
- Marlekaj Luigj & Mandalà, Matteo (1999): Studi in onore di Luigi Marlekaj
Categories:
- French terms inherited from Middle French
- French terms derived from Middle French
- French terms derived from Middle Breton
- French terms derived from Old Breton
- French terms derived from Proto-Brythonic
- French terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- French 3-syllable words
- French terms with IPA pronunciation
- French lemmas
- French nouns
- French countable nouns
- French masculine nouns