clúmh

Irish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /kl̪ˠuːvˠ/, /kl̪ˠũːvˠ/
  • (Galway) IPA(key): /klˠuːv/, /kl̪ˠuːv/
  • (Mayo) IPA(key): /klˠuː/, /kl̪ˠuː/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /klˠũː/, /kl̪ˠũː/[1]

Noun

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

Declension of clúmh (first declension, no plural)
bare forms
singular
nominative clúmh
vocative a chlúimh
genitive clúimh
dative clúmh
forms with the definite article
singular
nominative an clúmh
genitive an chlúimh
dative leis an gclúmh
don chlúmh

Derived terms

  • clúmhach (downy, feathery; hairy, furry; coated; fluffy, fuzzy; fleecy, adjective)
  • leaba chlúimh (éan) f, leaba chluimhrí f (feather bed)
  • clúmh liath m (downy mildew)

Verb

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

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

Conjugation

Mutation

Mutated forms of clúmh
radical lenition eclipsis
clúmh chlúmh gclúmh

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

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

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