frum fram
Irish
Etymology
From a reduplication of Old Irish fothromm (“noise, loud and discordant sound”), an alteration of fothronn through influence of fúaimm (modern fuaim). Compare Scottish Gaelic faram (“noise, loudness”).
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| frum fram | fhrum fram | bhfrum fram |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- "frum" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- “fothromm” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
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