feidm

Old Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *wedesman, from Proto-Indo-European *wedʰ- (“to lead”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɸʲeðʲmʲ]

Noun

feidm n

1. effort

Inflection

Neuter n-stem

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	feidmN	feidmN	fedmanL
vocative	feidmN	feidmN	fedmanL
accusative	feidmN	feidmN	fedmanL
genitive	fedmae	fedmanN	fedmanN
dative	fedmaimL	fedmanaib	fedmanaib

Initial mutations of a following adjective:

• ^H = triggers aspiration
• ^L = triggers lenition
• ^N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

• Irish: feidhm
• Manx: feme
• Scottish Gaelic: feum

Mutation

Mutation of feidm

radical	lenition	nasalization
feidm	ḟeidm	feidm pronounced with /β(ʲ)-/

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.