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Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish lám (“hand; arm”),[1] from Proto-Celtic *ɸlāmā (compare Welsh llaw), from Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₂meh₂ (“palm, hand”) (compare Latin palma, Ancient Greek παλάμη (palámē)).
Pronunciation
Noun
lámh f (genitive singular láimhe, nominative plural lámha)
- hand (part of the forelimb; pointer of a clock; style of penmanship); arm
- handle
- signature
- hand (unit of measurement): (of horses) four inches, (of fish, plants, etc.) three inches
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References
- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “lám”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 54, page 29
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 148, page 58
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