Scottish Gaelic

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Etymology

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From Middle Irish [Term?], from Old Irish clúm (down, feathers, plumage, fur), from Latin plūma (feather, plume).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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clòimh f

  1. wool
  2. down, plumage

Declension

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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

Synonyms

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Derived terms

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Mutation

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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

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