druma

See also: Druma

Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from English drum.

Noun

druma m (genitive singular druma, nominative plural drumaí)

  1. drum (musical instrument; hollow, cylindrical object; barrel etc. for liquid)

Declension
Declension of druma

Fourth declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative druma drumaí
Vocative a dhruma a dhrumaí
Genitive druma drumaí
Dative druma drumaí

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an druma na drumaí
Genitive an druma na ndrumaí
Dative leis an druma

don druma

 leis na drumaí

Derived terms
  • bata druma (“drumstick”)
  • citealdruma (“kettledrum”)
  • dord-druma (“bass drum”)
  • druma beag (“side-drum”)
  • druma bongó (“bongo (drum)”)
  • druma chrann tógála (“drum of crane”)
  • druma coscáin (“brake-drum”)
  • druma fada (“long, tenor, drum”)
  • druma mór (“bass drum”)
  • druma ola (“oil-drum”)
  • druma sreinge (“snare-drum”)
  • drumadóir (“drummer”)
  • éadan druma (“drum-head”)
  • foireann drumaí (“drum kit”)
  • maor druma (“drum-major”)
  • sreangdhruma (“snare drum”)
  • drumadóireacht f (“(act of) drumming”)

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

Further reading
  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “druma”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
  • Entries containing “druma” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
  • Entries containing “druma” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

Borrowed from English drum.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈt̪ɾumə/

Noun

druma f (plural drumaichean)

  1. drum (musical instrument; hollow, cylindrical object; barrel etc. for liquid)

Declension
Declension of druma (type III feminine noun)
Indefinite
Singular Plural
Nominative druma drumaichean
Genitive druma dhrumaichean
Dative druma drumaichean
Definite
Singular Plural
Nominative (an) druma (na) drumaichean
Genitive (na) druma (nan) drumaichean
Dative (an) druma (na) drumaichean
Vocative (a) dhruma (a) dhrumaichean

Mutation
Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical Lenition
drumadhruma
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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