ellam

See also: -ellam and eļļām

Old Irish

Alternative forms

• ollam
• ullam

Etymology

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

Adjective

ellam

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

Descendants

• Irish: ullamh
• Scottish Gaelic: ullamh

Mutation

Mutation of ellam

radical	lenition	nasalization
ullam (pronounced with /h/ in h-prothesis environments)	unchanged	n-ullam

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

• 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