líoma
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Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from French lime, from Spanish lima, a back-formation from limón (“lemon”) (interpreted as having the augmentative suffix -ón), from Andalusian Arabic, from Arabic لَيْمُون (laymūn), from Persian لیمو (limu, “lemon”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]líoma m (genitive singular líoma, nominative plural líomaí)
- lime (green citrus fruit)
Declension
[edit]Declension of líoma
Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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See also
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “lime”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024
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- ga:Fruits