clòimh

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Middle Irish [Term?], from Old Irish clúm (“down, feathers, plumage, fur”), from Latin plūma (“feather, plume”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʰl̪ˠɔ̃ːj/

Noun

clòimh f

1. wool
2. down, plumage

Declension

Declension of clòimh (class IIb feminine noun)

Indefinite
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	clòimh	clòimhean
Genitive	clòimhe	chlòimhean
Dative	clòimh	clòimhean; clòimhibh✝
Definite
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	(a') chlòimh	(na) clòimhean
Genitive	(na) clòimhe	(nan) clòimhean
Dative	(a') chlòimh	(na) clòimhean; clòimhibh✝
Vocative	(a) chlòimh	(a) chlòimhean

^✝ obsolete form, used until the 19th century

Synonyms

• (wool): olann

Derived terms

• clòimh mhilis
• clòimh-chat
• clòimh-chotain

 

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical	Lenition
clòimh	chlòimh
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• Colin Mark (2003) “clòimh”, in The Gaelic-English dictionary, London: Routledge, →ISBN, page 144