fraochán gorm
masculine
The Irish word for blueberry is fraochán gorm.
fraochán gorm is used to refer to the blueberry fruit.
Meaning: fruit (noun)
What does it mean word for word?
The word fraochán is a diminutive form of fraoch (meaning heather), which reflects the plant's botanical relationship to the heathland.
How does it change in a sentence?
The noun fraochán is masculine, so the adjective gorm follows it in its standard masculine form.
Did you know?
- In many Irish-speaking contexts, the color gorm can describe shades that English speakers would call 'dark' or 'dusky' rather than just 'blue'.
- While gorm means 'blue', the word fraoch refers to the purple heather that covers many of the Irish hills and mountains.
- The adjective gorm is a linguistic relative of the Welsh word gwrm, both tracing back to ancient Celtic roots.
Example sentences for Irish are not verified yet.
Example conversation
Cathal and Saoirse are looking at a menu.
- CathalAn bhfuil tarta fraochán gorm anseo?Is there blueberry tart here?
- SaoirseTá, féach ar an leu seo.Yes, look at this page.
- CathalGo hiontach, tá ocras orm.Great, I am hungry.
- SaoirseOrdering a blueberry tart is a good idea.Ordering a blueberry tart is a good idea.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “blueberry” translations, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries fraochán, gorm, CC BY-SA 4.0.
