alasam

Irish

Etymology

From New Latin alyssum, from Ancient Greek ἄλυσσον (álusson).

Noun

alasam m (genitive singular alasaim)

1. alyssum

Declension

Declension of alasam

First declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun) Case Singular Nominative alasam Vocative a alasaim Genitive alasaim Dative alasam

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an t-alasam Genitive an alasaim Dative leis an alasam don alasam

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
alasam	n-alasam	halasam	t-alasam
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “alasam”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Entries containing “alasam” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.