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trom.

heavy

4 characters1 syllables approx.Gaeilge language

Meaning & usage

adj/t̪ˠɾˠoumˠ/Munster/t̪ˠɾˠɑumˠ/Munster/t̪ˠɾˠuːmˠ/Galway/t̪ˠɾˠʊmˠ/Mayo

  1. heavy

  2. sad, oppressive

  3. severe, grave, serious

  4. sultry (of weather)

Where this word comes from

From Old Irish trom (“heavy”), from Proto-Celtic *trummos (compare Welsh trwm). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *trewd-. Compare typologically Latvian smags.

noun/t̪ˠɾˠoumˠ/Munster/t̪ˠɾˠɑumˠ/Munster/t̪ˠɾˠuːmˠ/Galway/t̪ˠɾˠʊmˠ/Mayo

  1. elder (tree, bush)

    masculine
Where this word comes from

From Old Irish trom (“elder-tree”).

noun/t̪ˠɾˠoumˠ/Munster/t̪ˠɾˠɑumˠ/Munster/t̪ˠɾˠuːmˠ/Galway/t̪ˠɾˠʊmˠ/Mayo

  1. weight a weight; burden, oppression

    masculine

  2. weight weight

    abstract · masculine

  3. bulk, preponderance

    masculine

  4. importance

    masculine

  5. blame, censure

    masculine
Where this word comes from

From Old Irish trom (“heavy”), from Proto-Celtic *trummos (compare Welsh trwm). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *trewd-. Compare typologically Latvian smags.

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