tromluí

Irish

Etymology

From trom (“heavy”) +‎ luí (“lying”).

Pronunciation

• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈt̪ˠɾˠʌmˠlˠi/, /ˈt̪ˠɾˠʌmˠl̪ˠi/

Noun

tromluí m (genitive singular tromluí, nominative plural tromluithe)

1. nightmare

   Tháinig tromluí orm aréir.

   I had a nightmare last night.

   (literally, “A nightmare came upon me last night.”)

Declension

Declension of tromluí

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative tromluí tromluithe Vocative a tromluí a tromluithe Genitive tromluí tromluithe Dative tromluí tromluithe

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an tromluí na tromluithe Genitive an tromluí na tromluithe Dative leis an tromluí don tromluí leis na tromluithe

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
tromluí	thromluí	dtromluí
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “tromluí”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “tromluí”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “tromluí”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024
• Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 82