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Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish iúlmar (“knowledgeable”, adjective), from eól, iúl (“knowledge”). By surface analysis, iùl (“knowledge”) + -mhor.
Adjective
iùlmhor (genitive singular masculine iùlmhoir, genitive singular feminine iùlmhoire, nominative plural iùlmhora, comparative iùlmhoire)
- wise, learned, sagacious, sensible
- skilful
- polite
Derived terms
References
- Edward Dwelly (1911) “iùlmhor”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN