fuaim
التعريفات والمعاني
== Irish ==
=== Etymology 1 ===
From Middle Irish fúaimm, from Proto-Celtic *woxsman, from Proto-Indo-European *wekʷ- (“to speak, sound out”).
==== Pronunciation ====
IPA(key): /fˠuəmʲ/
==== Noun ====
fuaim f (genitive singular fuaime, nominative plural fuaimeanna)
sound
noise
clamour
===== Declension =====
Obsolete declension as a third-declension noun:
===== Alternative forms =====
tuaim (Ulster)
===== Derived terms =====
==== Further reading ====
Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “fuaim”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904), “fuaim”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 337
de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959), “fuaim”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
“fuaim”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2026
=== Etymology 2 ===
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
==== Alternative forms ====
fuaghaim (obsolete)
==== Pronunciation ====
IPA(key): /fˠuəmʲ/
(Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈfˠuəjəmˠ/, /ˈfˠiːjəmˠ/
==== Verb ====
fuaim
first-person singular present indicative/imperative of fuaigh
=== Mutation ===
=== References ===
== Scottish Gaelic ==
=== Etymology ===
From Middle Irish fúaimm, from Proto-Celtic *woxsman, from Proto-Indo-European *wekʷ- (“to speak, sound out”).
=== Pronunciation ===
(Lewis, Barra, Wester Ross) IPA(key): /fuəm/
(Harris, Uist, Skye) IPA(key): /fuem/, [fuɘm]
=== Noun ===
fuaim m or f (genitive singular fuaime, plural fuaimean)
sound
noise
==== Usage notes ====
The nominative can be either masculine or feminine, the genitive is usually feminine.
==== Synonyms ====
(noise): faram
==== Derived terms ====
=== Mutation ===
=== References ===