troimide

troimide

Irish

Alternative forms

• truimide (superseded)

Etymology

Univerbation of troime (“heavier”, comparative of trom) +‎ de (“of it”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt̪ˠɾˠɪmʲədʲə/

Adjective

troimide

1. all the heavier/graver (for)
   • Quiggin, E. C. (1906), A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 195.

     Ní truimide do’n loch an lach.
     Ní truimide do’n each a shraon (shrian).
     Ní truimide do’n chaora a h‑olann
     ⁊ ni truimide do’n cholann ciall.

     The lake is no heavier for the duck.
     The horse is no heavier for his bridle.
     The sheep is no heavier for her wool
     and the body is no heavier for sensibility.