luaithreamhán

Irish

Alternative forms

  • luaithreamán, luaithreán, luathramhán[1]

Etymology

From luaithreadh (compare luaithreach), with alteration of -adh to -amh, + -án.

Pronunciation

  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈl̪ˠuəhɾʲəwanˠ/, /ˈl̪ˠuəhɾʲəwan̪ˠ/[2]

Noun

luaithreamhán m (genitive singular luaithreamháin, nominative plural luaithreamháin)

  1. ash
  2. ash heap

Declension

Derived terms

  • luaithreamhán bolcánach (volcanic ash)

References

  1. luaithreamhán”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
  2. Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 102

Further reading

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