ellam

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See also: -ellam and eļļām

Old Irish[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Comprised of the elements ar (for, on) (see also modern air) + fo- (under, sub-) + lám (arm, hand).[1]

Adjective[edit]

ellam

  1. quick, prompt, speedy; soon, readily
  2. ready, prepared, finished
  3. finished, complete
  4. ready (for), predisposed (to), inclined (to)

Descendants[edit]

  • Irish: ullamh
  • Scottish Gaelic: ullamh

Mutation[edit]

Old Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Nasalization
ullam unchanged n-ullam
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References[edit]

  1. ^ MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “ullamh”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language[1], Stirling, →ISBN