fuaim
Irish
Etymology 1
From Middle Irish fúaimm,[1] from Proto-Celtic *woxsman, from Proto-Indo-European *wekʷ- (“to speak, sound out”).
Pronunciation
Noun
fuaim f (genitive singular fuaime, nominative plural fuaimeanna)
Declension
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Obsolete declension as a third-declension noun:
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Alternative forms
Derived terms
- fuaimchlár
- fuaimdhíonach
- fuaimeolaíocht
- fuaimiúil
- fuaimneach (“sounding, resounding, resonant”, adjective)
- fuaimnigh (“to make a sound, to pronounce”, verb)
- fuaimthonn (“sound wave”)
- innealtóir fuaime (“audio engineer, sound engineer”)
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “fuaim”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “fuaim”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 337
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “fuaim”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “fuaim”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Alternative forms
- fuaghaim (obsolete)
Pronunciation
Verb
fuaim
- first-person singular present indicative/imperative of fuaigh
Mutation
| radical | lenition | eclipsis |
|---|---|---|
| fuaim | fhuaim | bhfuaim |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 fúaimm, fúamm”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 211, page 105
- ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), Zweiter Band: Wörterbuch [Second volume: Dictionary], Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 116
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 297, page 105
- ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), Zweiter Band: Wörterbuch [Second volume: Dictionary], Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 117
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 168, page 63
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 315, page 111
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Middle Irish fúaimm,[1] from Proto-Celtic *woxsman, from Proto-Indo-European *wekʷ- (“to speak, sound out”).
Pronunciation
Noun
fuaim m or f (genitive singular fuaime, plural fuaimean)
Usage notes
- The nominative can be either masculine or feminine, the genitive is usually feminine.
Synonyms
- (noise): faram
Derived terms
- cian-fhuaim (“telephone”)
- co-fhuaim (“harmony”)
- fuaimneach (“noisy”)
- fuaimneachadh (“pronunciation”)
- fuaimnich (“pronounce”)
- fuaimreag (“vowel”)
Mutation
| radical | lenition |
|---|---|
| fuaim | fhuaim |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 fúaimm, fúamm”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ Oftedal, M. (1956) A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. III: The Gaelic of Leurbost, Isle of Lewis, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
- ^ Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1937) The dialect of Barra in the Outer Hebrides, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
- ^ Mac Gill-Fhinnein, Gordon (1966) Gàidhlig Uidhist a Deas, Dublin: Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath