feamainn

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish femain, femmain (“(edible) seaweed”), from Proto-Celtic *wimmonā, related to Old Breton goumon (late Proto-Brythonic *gwɨmon (“seaweed”)), whence French goémon.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈfʲamˠən̠ʲ/
  • (Aran) IPA(key): /ˈfʲamˠən/[1]
  • (Waterford, Cork) IPA(key): /ˈfʲamˠɪɲ/

Noun

feamainn f (genitive singular feamainne)

  1. seaweed, wrack
    Hyponyms: barrchonlach, cadamán, cáithleach, leathach, lóch, múr, múrach, racálach, raibh, rúscán, scothach, turscar, caisíneach, casfheamainn, ceilp, dúlamán, miléarach, míoránach
  2. eelgrass, seawrack (Zostera marina)

Declension
Declension of feamainn

Second declension

Bare forms (no plural form of this noun)

Case Singular
Nominative feamainn
Vocative a fheamainn
Genitive feamainne
Dative feamainn

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular
Nominative an fheamainn
Genitive na feamainne
Dative leis an bhfeamainn

don fheamainn

Derived terms

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

References
  1. Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 106

Further reading

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Middle Irish femain, femmain (“(edible) seaweed”), from Proto-Celtic *wimmonā, related to Old Breton goumon (late Proto-Brythonic *gwɨmon (“seaweed”)), whence French goémon.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈfemɪɲ/

Noun

feamainn f (genitive singular feamann or feamnach or feamad, no plural)

  1. seaweed

Verb

feamainn (past dh'fheamainn, future feamainnidh, verbal noun feamnadh, past participle feamainnte)

  1. (agriculture) manure, fertilise (with seaweed)

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

Further reading
  • Schrijver, Peter C. H. (1995) Studies in British Celtic historical phonology (Leiden studies in Indo-European; 5), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi
  • Marlekaj Luigj & Mandalà, Matteo (1999): Studi in onore di Luigi Marlekaj
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