clòimh

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Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Middle Irish , from Old Irish clúm (“down, feathers, plumage, fur”), from Latin plūma (“feather, plume”).

Pronunciation

Noun

clòimh f

  1. wool
  2. down, plumage

Declension

Declension of clòimh (class IIb feminine noun)
indefinite
singular plural
nominative clòimh clòimhean
genitive clòimhe chlòimhean
dative clòimh clòimhean; clòimhibh✝
definite
singular plural
nominative (a') chlòimh (na) clòimhean
genitive (na) clòimhe (nan) clòimhean
dative (a') chlòimh (na) clòimhean; clòimhibh✝
vocative chlòimh chlòimhean

✝ obsolete form, used until the 19th century

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Derived terms

Mutation

Mutation of clòimh
radical lenition
clòimh chlòimh

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

References

  • Colin Mark (2003) “clòimh”, in The Gaelic-English dictionary, London: Routledge, →ISBN, page 144
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