# feamainn
## Irish
### Etymology

From Middle Irish femain, femmain (“(edible) seaweed”), from Proto-Celtic *wimmonā, related to Old Breton goumon (late Proto-Brythonic *gwɨmon (“seaweed”)), whence French goémon.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈfʲamˠən̠ʲ/, /ˈfʲæmˠən̠ʲ/, [ˈfʲæːmˠɪn̠ʲ]
* (Aran) IPA: /ˈfʲamˠən/ (as if spelled feamain)

### Noun

feamainn f (genitive singular feamainne)
* seaweed, wrack
    Hyponyms: barrchonlach, cadamán, cáithleach, leathach, lóch, múr, múrach, racálach, raibh, rúscán, scothach, turscar, caisíneach, casfheamainn, ceilp, dúlamán, miléarach, míoránach
* eelgrass, seawrack (Zostera marina)

#### Declension

bare forms
case
singular
nominative
feamainn
vocative
a fheamainn
genitive
feamainne
dative
feamainn
forms with the definite article
case
singular
nominative
an fheamainn
genitive
na feamainne
dative
leis an bhfeamainn don fheamainn :

#### Derived terms

* feamainneach
* feamnach
* feamnaigh
* pollóg feamainne (“brown pollock”)

### Mutation

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

### References

* ↑ Ó Máille, T. S. (1974) Liosta Focal as Ros Muc [Word List from Rosmuck] (in Irish), Baile Átha Cliath [Dublin]: Irish University Press, →ISBN
* ↑ Stockman, Gerard (1974) The Irish of Achill, Co. Mayo (Studies in Irish Language and Literature, Department of Celtic, Q.U.B.; vol. 2), Institute of Irish Studies, The Queen’s University of Belfast, page 371
* ↑ Wagner, Heinrich (1959) Gaeilge Theilinn: Foghraidheacht, Gramadach, Téacsanna [The Irish of Teelin: Phonetics, Grammar, Texts] (in Irish), Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath [Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies], section 548.15, page 223; reprinted 1979
* ↑ de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1975) The Irish of Cois Fhairrge, Co. Galway: A Phonetic Study, revised edition, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, § 250, page 49
* ↑ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 106

### Further reading

* Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “feamainn”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
* de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “feamainn”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
* “feamainn”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2025

## Scottish Gaelic
### Etymology

From Middle Irish femain, femmain (“(edible) seaweed”), from Proto-Celtic *wimmonā, related to Old Breton goumon (late Proto-Brythonic *gwɨmon (“seaweed”)), whence French goémon.

### Pronunciation

* (Lewis, Harris) IPA: /ˈfɛ̃mɪɲ/, [ˈfæ̃mɪɲ]
* (North Uist) IPA: /ˈfɛmɪɲ/

### Noun

feamainn f (genitive singular feamann or feamnach or feamad, no plural)
* seaweed
    Synonym: (dialectal) todhar

### Verb

feamainn (past dh'fheamainn, future feamainnidh, verbal noun feamnadh, past participle feamainnte)
* (agriculture) manure, fertilise (with seaweed)

### Mutation

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

### References

* ↑ Oftedal, M. (1956) A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. III: The Gaelic of Leurbost, Isle of Lewis, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
* ↑ Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1940) A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. I: The dialects of the Outer Hebrides, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap

### Further reading

* Schrijver, Peter C. H. (1995) Studies in British Celtic historical phonology (Leiden studies in Indo-European; 5), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi
* Marlekaj Luigj & Mandalà, Matteo (1999): Studi in onore di Luigi Marlekaj