éadrom
Irish
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Irish étrum. By surface analysis, éa- (“not”, negative prefix) + trom (“heavy”); compare Scottish Gaelic aotrom.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈiːa̯d̪ˠəɾˠəmˠ/[1]
- (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈeːd̪ˠɾˠəmˠ/[2]
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈeːd̪ˠɾˠəmˠ/, [ˈɛːd̪ˠɾˠəmˠ][3], [ˈɛəd̪ˠɾˠəmˠ][4]
Adjective
[edit]éadrom (genitive singular masculine éadroim, genitive singular feminine éadroime, plural éadroma, comparative éadroime)
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | masculine | feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| nominative | éadrom | éadrom | éadroma | |
| vocative | éadroim | éadroma | ||
| genitive | éadroime | éadroma | éadrom | |
| dative | éadrom | éadrom; éadroim (archaic) |
éadroma | |
| Comparative | níos éadroime | |||
| Superlative | is éadroime | |||
Derived terms
[edit]- barréadrom (“giddy”)
Mutation
[edit]| radical | eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
|---|---|---|---|
| éadrom | n-éadrom | héadrom | not applicable |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
[edit]- ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 25, page 15
- ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 92
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 129, page 50
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 155, page 60
Further reading
[edit]- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “éadrom”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “éadrom”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “éadrom”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024