fréamh

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Irish frém,[1] prém,[2] from older frén.[3]

Pronunciation
  • (Aran) IPA(key): /fʲɾʲeːvˠ/[4]

Noun

fréamh f (genitive singular fréimhe, nominative plural fréamhacha)

  1. root
  2. source, origin
  3. (literary) rootstock, race
  4. (linguistics, chemistry) radical

Declension
Declension of fréamh

Second declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative fréamh fréamhacha
Vocative a fhréamh a fhréamhacha
Genitive fréimhe fréamhacha
Dative fréamh
fréimh (archaic, dialectal)		 fréamhacha

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an fhréamh na fréamhacha
Genitive na fréimhe na bhfréamhacha
Dative leis an bhfréamh
leis an bhfréimh (archaic, dialectal)

don fhréamh
don fhréimh (archaic, dialectal)

 leis na fréamhacha

Archaic weak plural forms:

Derived terms
  • aigéadfhréamh f (“acid radical”)
  • bunfhréamh f (“tap-root”)
  • comhfhréamhach (“having the same root”, adjective)
  • fréamh-ais f (“radical axis”)
  • fréamh-roghchlár m (“root menu”)
  • fréamhach (“rooted”, adjective)
  • fréamhach m (“roots”)
  • fréamhaí (“radical”, adjective)
  • fréamhaí m (“derivative”)
  • fréamhaigh (“take root”, verb)
  • fréamhán m (“radicle”)
  • fréamhbhrú m (“root pressure”)
  • fréamhchumhdach m (“root cap”)
  • fréamhfhocal m (“root-word”)
  • fréamhlár m (“radical centre”)
  • fréamhnóidín m (“root nodule”)
  • fréamhnóta m (“fundamental”)
  • fréamhribe m (“root hair”)
  • fréamhshamhail f (“prototype”)
  • sainfhréamh f (“characteristic root”)
  • socfhréamh f (“tap root”)

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
fréamh fhréamh bhfréamh
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References
  1. G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “frém”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “prém”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  3. G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “frén”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  4. Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 116

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