éadrom

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Irish étrum. By surface analysis, éa- (“not”, negative prefix) +‎ trom (“heavy”); compare Scottish Gaelic aotrom.

Pronunciation
  • (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈiːa̯d̪ˠəɾˠəmˠ/[1]
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈeːd̪ˠɾˠəmˠ/[2]
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈeːd̪ˠɾˠəmˠ/, [ˈɛːd̪ˠɾˠəmˠ], [ˈɛəd̪ˠɾˠəmˠ][3][4]

Adjective

éadrom (genitive singular masculine éadroim, genitive singular feminine éadroime, plural éadroma, comparative éadroime)

  1. light
    Maireann croí éadrom a bhfad.
    A light heart lives long.
  2. easy
  3. weak, mild
  4. flighty

Declension
Declension of éadrom
Singular Plural (m/f)
Positive Masculine Feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
Nominative éadrom éadrom éadroma
Vocative éadroim éadroma
Genitive éadroime éadroma éadrom
Dative éadrom éadrom;
éadroim (archaic)		 éadroma
Comparative níos éadroime
Superlative is éadroime

Derived terms

Mutation
Irish mutation
RadicalEclipsiswith h-prothesiswith t-prothesis
éadrom n-éadrom héadrom not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References
  1. Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 15
  2. Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 92
  3. Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 50
  4. Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 60

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