fréamh

Irish

Alternative forms

freumh (obsolete)
préamh (Munster)
preumh (Munster, obsolete)

Etymology

From Old Irish frém, prém, from older frén.

Pronunciation

(Aran) IPA^(key): /fʲɾʲeːvˠ/

Noun

fréamh f (genitive singular fréimhe, nominative plural fréamhacha)

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:

Nominative/vocative: fréamha
Genitive: fréamh
Dative: fréamhaibh

Derived terms

Terms derived from fréamh

aigéadfhréamh f (“acid radical”)
bunfhréamh f (“tap-root; founder”)
comhfhréamhach (“having the same root, conjugate”, adjective)
fréamhach (“pertaining to roots; having roots; rooted, established”, adjective)
fréamhach m (“roots”)
fréamhaí (“radical”, adjective)
fréamhaí m (“derivative”)

fréamhaigh (“root; take root; spring, descend (from); derive (from)”, verb)
fréamh-ais f (“radical axis”)
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”)
fréamh-roghchlár m (“root menu”)
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.

Further reading

"fréamh" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
“frém” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
“frén” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
“prém” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
“fréaṁ” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 1st ed., 1904, by Patrick S. Dinneen, page 334.
Entries containing “fréamh” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
Entries containing “fréamh” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.

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