xiléim

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Irish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from English xylem, from German Xylem, from Ancient Greek ξύλον (xúlon, “wood”).

Noun[edit]

xiléim f (genitive singular xiléime, nominative plural xiléimí)

(botany) xylem

Declension[edit]

Declension of xiléim

Second declension

Bare forms

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	xiléim	xiléimí
Vocative	a xiléim	a xiléimí
Genitive	xiléime	xiléimí
Dative	xiléim	xiléimí

Forms with the definite article

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an xiléim	na xiléimí
Genitive	na xiléime	na xiléimí
Dative	leis an xiléim don xiléim	leis na xiléimí

Derived terms[edit]

prótaixiléim f (“protoxylem”)

Further reading[edit]

Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “xiléim”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
“xylem”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024

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