druma

See also: Druma

Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from English drum.

Noun

druma m (genitive singular druma, nominative plural drumaí)

drum (musical instrument; hollow, cylindrical object; barrel etc. for liquid)

Declension

Declension of druma (fourth declension)

bare forms
	singular	plural
nominative	druma	drumaí
vocative	a dhruma	a dhrumaí
genitive	druma	drumaí
dative	druma	drumaí

forms with the definite article
	singular	plural
nominative	an druma	na drumaí
genitive	an druma	na ndrumaí
dative	leis an druma don druma	leis na drumaí

Derived terms

bata druma (“drumstick”)
citealdruma (“kettledrum”)
dord-druma (“bass drum”)
druma beag (“side-drum”)
druma bongó (“bongo (drum)”)
druma chrann tógála (“drum of crane”)
druma coscáin (“brake-drum”)
druma fada (“long, tenor, drum”)
druma mór (“bass drum”)
druma ola (“oil-drum”)
druma sreinge (“snare-drum”)
drumadóir (“drummer”)
éadan druma (“drum-head”)
foireann drumaí (“drum kit”)
maor druma (“drum-major”)
sreangdhruma (“snare drum”)

Related terms

drumadóireacht f (“(act of) drumming”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of *druma*
radical	lenition	eclipsis
druma	dhruma	ndruma

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) “druma”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “druma”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
“druma”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

Borrowed from English drum.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈt̪ɾumə/

Noun

druma f (plural drumaichean)

drum (musical instrument; hollow, cylindrical object; barrel etc. for liquid)

Declension

Declension of *druma* (type III feminine noun)
indefinite
	singular	plural
nominative	druma	drumaichean
genitive	druma	dhrumaichean
dative	druma	drumaichean; drumaibh^✝

definite
	singular	plural
nominative	(an) druma	(na) drumaichean
genitive	(na) druma	(nan) drumaichean
dative	(an) druma	(na) drumaichean; drumaibh^✝
vocative	dhruma	dhrumaichean

^✝ obsolete form, used until the 19th century

Mutation

Mutation of *druma*
radical	lenition
druma	dhruma

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