Sodam

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Old Irish

Etymology

From Latin Sodoma, from Ancient Greek Σόδομα (Sódoma), from Biblical Hebrew סְדֹם (səḏōm).

Proper noun

Sodam f

  1. (biblical) Sodom (a historical city in the Middle East)

Declension

Feminine ā-stem
singular dual plural
nominative SodamL
vocative SodamL
accusative SodaimN
genitive SodaimeH
dative SodaimL
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Quotations

  • c. 800–825, Diarmait, Milan Glosses on the Psalms, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1987, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. I, pp. 7–483, Ml. 127d6
    in tan ro·mmemaid ré nAbracham forsna cóic ríga bertar Loth a Sodaim
    when the five kings who carried Lot from Sodom had been routed by Abraham
    (literally, “…who carry…”)

Mutation

Mutation of Sodam
radical lenition nasalization
Sodam Ṡodam unchanged

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