lomm
Old Irish
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *luxsmos, from Proto-Indo-European *lewp- (“to bend; to peel, tear, flake off, damage”), see also Lithuanian lùpti (“to peel”), Latvian lupt (“to peel; eat”), Proto-Slavic *lupiti (“to peel”).[1] Cognate with Welsh llwm.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /l͈om/
Adjective
lomm
- bare, naked
- smooth
- exact
- threadbare (of cloth)
- exact, strict (of a judge or judgement)
- pure, unadulterated (of a liquid)
- clear (of sounds)
- (phonology, of consonants) unlenited
Inflection
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | lomm | lomm | lomm |
| vocative | loimm* lomm** | ||
| accusative | lomm | loimm | |
| genitive | loimm | lommae | loimm |
| dative | lomm | loimm | lomm |
| plural | masculine | feminine/neuter | |
| nominative | loimm | lomma | |
| vocative | lommu lomma† | ||
| accusative | lommu lomma† | ||
| genitive | lomm | ||
| dative | lommaib | ||
*modifying a noun whose vocative is different from its nominative
**modifying a noun whose vocative is identical to its nominative
† not when substantivized
Descendants
Mutation
| radical | lenition | nasalization |
|---|---|---|
| lomm also llomm in h-prothesis environments |
lomm pronounced with /l-/ |
lomm also llomm |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “lomm”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “lomm”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language[1], Stirling, →ISBN
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Alternative forms
Etymology
Noun
lomm f (plural lomms)