feidm

Old Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *wedesman, from Proto-Indo-European *wedʰ- (“to lead”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /fʲeðʲmʲ/

Noun

feidm n

  1. effort

Inflection
Neuter n-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative feidmN feidmN fedmanL
Vocative feidmN feidmN fedmanL
Accusative feidmN feidmN fedmanL
Genitive fedmae fedmanN fedmanN
Dative fedmaimL fedmanaib fedmanaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Descendants
  • Irish: feidhm
  • Scottish Gaelic: feum

Mutation
Old Irish mutation
RadicalLenitionNasalization
feidm ḟeidm feidm
pronounced with /v(ʲ)-/
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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