druimm
Old Irish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Celtic *drosman, possibly ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *térmn̥ (“end, boundary”), the source of English tram, Proto-Germanic *þrumą (“butt, block”).[1] Or, possibly related to Latin dorsum (“back, ridge”).[2]
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]druimm n (genitive drommo, nominative plural drummai)
Inflection
[edit]| 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
[edit]Mutation
[edit]| radical | lenition | nasalization |
|---|---|---|
| druimm | druimm pronounced with /ð(ʲ)-/ |
ndruimm |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
[edit]- ^ Pokorny, Julius (1959) “4. ter, terǝ- : tr̥̄-, trā-, teru-”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 3, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 1075: “Mit m-Formantien”
- ^ MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “druimm”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language[1], Stirling, →ISBN, page 144