éadrom
Irish
Alternative forms
- éadtrom (obsolete)
Etymology
From éa- (“not”, negative prefix) + trom (“heavy”). Compare Scottish Gaelic aotrom.
Adjective
éadrom (genitive singular masculine éadroim, genitive singular feminine éadroime, plural éadroma, comparative éadroime)
Declension
Declension of éadrom
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | éadrom | éadrom | éadroma | |
| Vocative | éadroim | éadroma | ||
| Genitive | éadrome | éadroma | éadrom | |
| Dative | éadrom | éadrom; éadroim (archaic) |
éadroma | |
| Comparative | níos éadrome | |||
| Superlative | is éadrome | |||
Derived terms
- barréadrom (“giddy”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| éadrom | n-éadrom | héadrom | not applicable |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
Further reading
- "éadrom" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- Entries containing “éadrom” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “éadrom” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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