fuaimthonn

Irish

Etymology

From fuaim (sound) +‎ tonn (wave)

Noun

fuaimthonn f (genitive singular fuaimthoinne, nominative plural fuaimthonnta)

  1. sound wave

Declension

Declension of fuaimthonn (second declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative fuaimthonn fuaimthonnta
vocative a fhuaimthonn a fhuaimthonnta
genitive fuaimthoinne fuaimthonnta
dative fuaimthonn
fuaimthoinn (in certain phrases)
fuaimthonnta
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an fhuaimthonn na fuaimthonnta
genitive na fuaimthoinne na bhfuaimthonnta
dative leis an bhfuaimthonn
don fhuaimthonn
leis na fuaimthonnta

Mutation

Mutated forms of fuaimthonn
radical lenition eclipsis
fuaimthonn fhuaimthonn bhfuaimthonn

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

References

  • fuaimthonn”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025