líoma

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Irish

líomaí

Etymology

Borrowed from French lime, from Spanish lima, a back-formation from limón (“lemon”) (interpreted as having the augmentative suffix -ón), from Andalusian Arabic, from Arabic لَيْمُون (laymūn), from Persian لیمو (limu, “lemon”).

Pronunciation

Noun

líoma m (genitive singular líoma, nominative plural líomaí)

  1. lime (green citrus fruit)

Declension

Declension of líoma (fourth declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative líoma líomaí
vocative a líoma a líomaí
genitive líoma líomaí
dative líoma líomaí
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an líoma na líomaí
genitive an líoma na líomaí
dative leis an líoma
don líoma 		leis na líomaí

See also

Further reading

  • “lime”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025
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