goémon

See also: goëmon

French

Alternative forms

• goëmon

Etymology

1686; from Middle French goumon (14th c.), from Middle Breton gwemon, from Old Breton goumon, from late Proto-Brythonic *gwɨmon (“seaweed”), from Proto-Celtic *wimmonā, from Proto-Indo-European *weyp- (“to wind, wrap around”); see also Welsh gwymon and Old Irish femman (modern Scottish Gaelic and Irish feamainn).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡɔ.e.mɔ̃/

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Noun

goémon m (plural goémons)

1. wrack (seaweed)
2. kelp

Synonyms

• varech
• fucus

Derived terms

• goémonier
• petit goémon

References

• Schrijver, Peter (1995): Studies in British Celtic Historical Phonology
• Marlekaj Luigj & Mandalà, Matteo (1999): Studi in onore di Luigi Marlekaj

Further reading

• “goémon”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.