cudrom

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Irish comthrom (“of equal weight”). Doublet of cothrom.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkʰut̪rəm/
  • (South Argyll) IPA(key): /ˈkʰut̪ərəm/[1]

Noun

cudrom m (genitive singular cudroim, plural cudroman)

  1. weight
  2. importance, stress, emphasis

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutation of cudrom
radical lenition
cudrom chudrom

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

References

  1. ^ Holmer, Nils M. (1938), Studies on Argyllshire Gaelic, Uppsala: Almqvist & Wiksells boktryckeri-A.-B., page 148

Further reading

  • Edward Dwelly (1911), “cudrom”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
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