ellam

See also: -ellam and eļļām

Old Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Comprised of the elements ar (“for, on”) (see also modern air) + fo- (“under, sub-”) + lám (“arm, hand”).[1]

Adjective

ellam

  1. quick, prompt, speedy; soon, readily
  2. ready, prepared, finished
  3. finished, complete
  4. ready (for), predisposed (to), inclined (to)

Descendants

  • Irish: ullamh
  • Scottish Gaelic: ullamh

Mutation

Mutation of ellam
radical lenition nasalization
ellam
(pronounced with /h/ in h-prothesis environments)		 ellam n-ellam

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

References

  1. ^ MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “ullamh”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language‎[1], Stirling, →ISBN
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