lomair

Irish

Alternative forms

  • lomraigh

Etymology

From Old Irish lommraid (shears off, strips off, cuts off), from lomm (bare, naked).

Verb

lomair (present analytic lomraíonn, future analytic lomróidh, verbal noun lomairt, past participle lomartha)

  1. (transitive) to shear, to fleece
  2. (transitive) to denude, to despoil

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • lomairt

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