druma

See also: Druma

Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from English drum.

Noun

druma m (genitive singular druma, nominative plural drumaí)

1. drum (musical instrument; hollow, cylindrical object; barrel etc. for liquid)

Declension

Declension of druma (fourth declension)

bare forms singular plural nominative druma drumaí vocative a dhruma a dhrumaí genitive druma drumaí dative druma drumaí forms with the definite article singular plural nominative an druma na drumaí genitive an druma na ndrumaí dative leis an druma don druma leis na drumaí

Derived terms

• bata druma (“drumstick”)
• citealdruma (“kettledrum”)
• dord-druma (“bass drum”)
• druma beag (“side-drum”)
• druma bongó (“bongo (drum)”)
• druma chrann tógála (“drum of crane”)
• druma coscáin (“brake-drum”)
• druma fada (“long, tenor, drum”)
• druma mór (“bass drum”)
• druma ola (“oil-drum”)
• druma sreinge (“snare-drum”)
• drumadóir (“drummer”)
• éadan druma (“drum-head”)
• foireann drumaí (“drum kit”)
• maor druma (“drum-major”)
• sreangdhruma (“snare drum”)

Related terms

• drumadóireacht f (“(act of) drumming”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of druma

radical	lenition	eclipsis
druma	dhruma	ndruma

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

Further reading

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

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

Borrowed from English drum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt̪ɾumə/

Noun

druma f (plural drumaichean)

1. drum (musical instrument; hollow, cylindrical object; barrel etc. for liquid)

Declension

Declension of druma (type III feminine noun)

indefinite
	singular	plural
nominative	druma	drumaichean
genitive	druma	dhrumaichean
dative	druma	drumaichean; drumaibh1
definite
	singular	plural
nominative	(an) druma	(na) drumaichean
genitive	(na) druma	(nan) drumaichean
dative	(an) druma	(na) drumaichean; drumaibh1
vocative	dhruma	dhrumaichean

¹ obsolete form, used until the 19th century

Mutation

Mutation of druma

radical	lenition
druma	dhruma

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