dromán

Irish

Etymology

From droim +‎ -án

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /d̪ˠɾəˈmˠɑːn̪ˠ/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈd̪ˠɾʊmˠɑːnˠ/, /ˈd̪ˠɾʊmˠɑːn̪ˠ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈd̪ˠɾʊmˠanˠ/, /ˈd̪ˠɾʊmˠan̪ˠ/

Noun

dromán m (genitive singular dromáin)

1. camber
2. backband

Declension

Declension of dromán (fourth declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative dromán dromáin vocative a dhromán a dhromáin genitive dromán dromáin dative dromán dromáin forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an dromán na dromáin genitive an dromán na ndromáin dative leis an dromán don dromán leis na dromáin

Descendants

• → Yola: drummaun

Mutation

Mutated forms of dromán

radical	lenition	eclipsis
dromán	dhromán	ndromán

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “dromán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN