fuaim

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Irish

Etymology 1

From Middle Irish fúaimm, from Proto-Celtic *woxsman, from Proto-Indo-European *wekʷ- (“to speak, sound out”).

Pronunciation

Noun

fuaim f (genitive singular fuaime, nominative plural fuaimeanna)

  1. sound
  2. noise
  3. clamour
Declension
Declension of fuaim (second declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative fuaim fuaimeanna
vocative a fhuaim a fhuaimeanna
genitive fuaime fuaimeanna
dative fuaim fuaimeanna
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an fhuaim na fuaimeanna
genitive na fuaime na bhfuaimeanna
dative leis an bhfuaim
don fhuaim 		leis na fuaimeanna

Obsolete declension as a third-declension noun:

Declension of fuaim (third declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative fuaim fuamanna
vocative a fhuaim a fhuamanna
genitive fuama fuamanna
dative fuaim fuamanna
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an fhuaim na fuamanna
genitive na fuama na bhfuamanna
dative leis an bhfuaim
don fhuaim 		leis na fuamanna
Alternative forms
Derived terms

Further reading

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Verb

fuaim

  1. first-person singular present indicative/imperative of fuaigh

Mutation

Mutated forms of fuaim
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

  1. ^ 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
  2. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 211, page 105
  3. ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), Zweiter Band: Wörterbuch , Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 116
  4. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 297, page 105
  5. ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), Zweiter Band: Wörterbuch , Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 117
  6. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 168, page 63
  7. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 315, page 111

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Middle Irish fúaimm, from Proto-Celtic *woxsman, from Proto-Indo-European *wekʷ- (“to speak, sound out”).

Pronunciation

Noun

fuaim m or f (genitive singular fuaime, plural fuaimean)

  1. sound
  2. noise

Usage notes

Synonyms

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutation of fuaim
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

  1. ^ 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
  2. ^ 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
  3. ^ Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1937) The dialect of Barra in the Outer Hebrides, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
  4. ^ Mac Gill-Fhinnein, Gordon (1966) Gàidhlig Uidhist a Deas, Dublin: Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath
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