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	chlòimh	chlòimhean

^✝ obsolete form, used until the 19th century

Synonyms

• (wool): olann

Derived terms

• clòimh mhilis
• clòimh-chat
• clòimh-chotain

Mutation

Mutation of clòimh

radical	lenition
clòimh	chlòimh

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

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