frum fram

Irish

Etymology

From a reduplication of Old Irish fothromm (“noise, loud and discordant sound”), an alteration of fothronn through influence of fúaimm (modern fuaim). Compare Scottish Gaelic faram (“noise, loudness”).

Noun

frum fram

  1. noise, uproar

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
frum fram fhrum fram bhfrum fram
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading
  • "frum" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
  • “fothromm” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
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