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Middle Irish
Etymology
Related somehow to femain, femmain (“(edible) seaweed”), from Proto-Celtic *wimmonā.
Noun
femm (gender unknown)
- a type of seaweed
Descendants
Mutation
Mutation of femm
| radical |
lenition |
nasalization
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| femm |
ḟemm |
femm
pronounced with /β(ʲ)-/
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Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Middle Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
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