clúmh

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Irish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle Irish clúmh, from Old Irish clúm (down, feathers, plumage, fur), from Latin plūma (feather, plume).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

clúmh m (genitive singular clúimh)

  1. plumage, down, feathers (of birds)
    Synonym: cluimhreach
  2. body hair; down (on cheeks)
  3. fur, coat (of animal)
    Synonym: fionnadh
  4. (botany, of trees) foliage
    Synonym: duilliúr
  5. (botany, of plants) egret
  6. Synonym of clúmhach (fluff, fuzz)

Declension[edit]

Derived terms[edit]

Verb[edit]

clúmh (present analytic clúmhann, future analytic clúmhfaidh, verbal noun clúmhadh, past participle clúfa)

  1. (transitive) Synonym of cluimhrigh (pluck (feathers); preen)

Conjugation[edit]

Mutation[edit]

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
clúmh chlúmh gclúmh
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 21

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