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fuaim.

sound

5 characters1 syllables approx.Gaeilge language

Meaning & usage

noun/fˠuəmʲ/

  1. sound

    feminine

  2. noise

    feminine

  3. clamour

    feminine
Where this word comes from

From Middle Irish fúaimm, from Proto-Celtic *woxsman, from Proto-Indo-European *wekʷ- (“to speak, sound out”).

verb/fˠuəmʲ//ˈfˠuəjəmˠ/Ulster/ˈfˠiːjəmˠ/Ulster

  1. first-person singular present indicative/imperative of fuaigh

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