ealamh

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Scottish Gaelic

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Etymology

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From Old Irish ellam, ullam, ollam (quick, prompt, speedy; soon, readily; ready, prepared; finished, complete; ready (for), predisposed (to), inclined (to)).[1] Related to ullamh.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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ealamh (comparative ealaimhe)

  1. quick, nimble, swift
  2. ready, handy, deft
  3. expert
  4. sudden (death)

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 ellam, ullam, ollam”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. ^ John MacPherson (1945) The Gaelic dialect of North Uist (Thesis)‎[1], Edinburgh: University of Edinburgh
  3. ^ Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1941) A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. II: The dialects of Skye and Ross-shire, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap