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trom
trom
Irish
Pronunciation
- (Galway) IPA(key): /t̪ˠɾˠuːmˠ/
Etymology 1
From Old Irish trom (“elder-tree”).
Noun
trom m (genitive singular troim, nominative plural troim)
- elder (tree, bush)
Declension
First declension
Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Etymology 2
From Old Irish trom (“heavy”), from Proto-Celtic *trummos (compare Welsh trwm).
Adjective
trom (genitive singular masculine trom, genitive singular feminine troime, plural troma, comparative troime)
- heavy
Declension
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | trom | throm | troma; throma² |
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Vocative | throm | troma | ||
Genitive | troime | troma | trom | |
Dative | trom; throm¹ |
throm | troma; throma² |
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Comparative | níos troime | |||
Superlative | is troime |
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Antonyms
Derived terms
Noun
trom m (genitive singular trom, nominative plural troma)
- weight
- a weight; burden, oppression
- (abstract) weight
- bulk, preponderance
- importance
- blame, censure
Declension
Fourth declension
Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
trom | throm | dtrom |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
- "trom" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- “1 trom” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
- “3 trom” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
Old Irish
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *trummos (compare Welsh trwm).
Adjective
trom
- heavy (weight)
- heavy, severe, grievous, difficult
- (by extension) sad, sorrowful
- great, vast, powerful, mighty
Inflection
This adjective needs an inflection-table template.
Derived terms
Descendants
Noun
trom n
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Derived terms
Mutation
Old Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
trom | throm | trom pronounced with /d(ʲ)-/ |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Portuguese
Etymology
From troar.
Pronunciation
Noun
trom m (plural trons)
- boom (loud, resonant sound)
Synonyms
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish trom, from Proto-Celtic *trummos (compare Welsh trwm).
Adjective
trom (comparative truime)
- heavy
- hard, difficult
- weighty, serious
- depressed, melancholy
- addicted
- Tha e trom air òl. / Tha e trom air an deoch. ― He's a heavy drinker.
- Tha mi trom air an tombaca. ― I'm a heavy smoker.
- (typography) bold
- clò trom ― bold type
- pregnant (with child)
Usage notes
- In connection with "love" can precede (and lenite) the noun:
- Ghabh e trom ghaol oirre. ― He fell madly in love with her.
Synonyms
- (pregnant): torrach
Antonyms
Derived terms
Serbo-Croatian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /trôm/
Adjective
trȍm (definite trȍmī, comparative tromiji, Cyrillic spelling тро̏м)
Declension
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
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nominative | trom | troma | tromo | |
genitive | troma | trome | troma | |
dative | tromu | tromoj | tromu | |
accusative |
inanimate animate |
trom troma |
tromu | tromo |
vocative | trom | troma | tromo | |
locative | tromu | tromoj | tromu | |
instrumental | tromim | tromom | tromim | |
plural | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
nominative | tromi | trome | troma | |
genitive | tromih | tromih | tromih | |
dative | tromim(a) | tromim(a) | tromim(a) | |
accusative | trome | trome | troma | |
vocative | tromi | trome | troma | |
locative | tromim(a) | tromim(a) | tromim(a) | |
instrumental | tromim(a) | tromim(a) | tromim(a) |
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
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nominative | tromi | troma | tromo | |
genitive | tromog(a) | trome | tromog(a) | |
dative | tromom(u/e) | tromoj | tromom(u/e) | |
accusative |
inanimate animate |
tromi tromog(a) |
tromu | tromo |
vocative | tromi | troma | tromo | |
locative | tromom(e/u) | tromoj | tromom(e/u) | |
instrumental | tromim | tromom | tromim | |
plural | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
nominative | tromi | trome | troma | |
genitive | tromih | tromih | tromih | |
dative | tromim(a) | tromim(a) | tromim(a) | |
accusative | trome | trome | troma | |
vocative | tromi | trome | troma | |
locative | tromim(a) | tromim(a) | tromim(a) | |
instrumental | tromim(a) | tromim(a) | tromim(a) |
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
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nominative | tromiji | tromija | tromije | |
genitive | tromijeg(a) | tromije | tromijeg(a) | |
dative | tromijem(u) | tromijoj | tromijem(u) | |
accusative |
inanimate animate |
tromiji tromijeg(a) |
tromiju | tromije |
vocative | tromiji | tromija | tromije | |
locative | tromijem(u) | tromijoj | tromijem(u) | |
instrumental | tromijim | tromijom | tromijim | |
plural | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
nominative | tromiji | tromije | tromija | |
genitive | tromijih | tromijih | tromijih | |
dative | tromijim(a) | tromijim(a) | tromijim(a) | |
accusative | tromije | tromije | tromija | |
vocative | tromiji | tromije | tromija | |
locative | tromijim(a) | tromijim(a) | tromijim(a) | |
instrumental | tromijim(a) | tromijim(a) | tromijim(a) |
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
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nominative | najtromiji | najtromija | najtromije | |
genitive | najtromijeg(a) | najtromije | najtromijeg(a) | |
dative | najtromijem(u) | najtromijoj | najtromijem(u) | |
accusative |
inanimate animate |
najtromiji najtromijeg(a) |
najtromiju | najtromije |
vocative | najtromiji | najtromija | najtromije | |
locative | najtromijem(u) | najtromijoj | najtromijem(u) | |
instrumental | najtromijim | najtromijom | najtromijim | |
plural | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
nominative | najtromiji | najtromije | najtromija | |
genitive | najtromijih | najtromijih | najtromijih | |
dative | najtromijim(a) | najtromijim(a) | najtromijim(a) | |
accusative | najtromije | najtromije | najtromija | |
vocative | najtromiji | najtromije | najtromija | |
locative | najtromijim(a) | najtromijim(a) | najtromijim(a) | |
instrumental | najtromijim(a) | najtromijim(a) | najtromijim(a) |