fuaim
Irish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fˠuəmʲ/
Etymology 1
From Middle Irish fúaimm, from Proto-Celtic *woxsman, from Proto-Indo-European *wekʷ- (“to speak, sound out”).
Declension
Declension of fuaim
Second declension
Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Obsolete declension as a third-declension noun:
Declension of fuaim
Third declension
Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Derived terms
- innealtóir fuaime (“audio engineer, sound engineer”)
- fuaimchlár
- fuaimdhíonach
- fuaimeolaíocht
- fuaimiúil
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the main entry.
Alternative forms
- fuaghaim (obsolete)
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
fuaim | fhuaim | bhfuaim |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- "fuaim" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- “1 fúaimm, fúamm” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
- “fuaim” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 1st ed., 1904, by Patrick S. Dinneen, page 337.
- Entries containing “fuaim” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “fuaim” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Middle Irish fúaimm, from Proto-Celtic *woxsman, from Proto-Indo-European *wekʷ- (“to speak, sound out”).
Synonyms
- (noise): faram
Derived terms
- cian-fhuaim (“telephone”)
- co-fhuaim (“harmony”)
- fuaimneach (“noisy”)
- fuaimneachadh (“pronunciation”)
- fuaimnich (“pronounce”)
- fuaimreag (“vowel”)
Mutation
Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
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Radical | Lenition |
fuaim | fhuaim |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- “1 fúaimm, fúamm” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
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