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

Old Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Nasalization
feidm	ḟeidm	feidm pronounced with /β(ʲ)-/
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.