frém

See also: frem

Old Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *wridmā (compare Welsh greddf), from Proto-Indo-European *wr̥h₂d-. Cognate with synonymous frén, from the same root with a different suffix.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɸʲrʲeːβ̃]

Noun

frém f (genitive fréime, nominative plural fréma)

  1. root

Inflection

Feminine ā-stem
singular dual plural
nominative frémL fréimL frémaH
vocative frémL fréimL frémaH
accusative fréimN fréimL frémaH
genitive fréimeH frémL frémN
dative fréimL frémaib frémaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

  • Middle Irish: frém, prém

Mutation

Mutation of frém
radical lenition nasalization
frém ḟrém frém
pronounced with /β̃ʲ-/

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

Further reading

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