líoma

Irish

líomaí

Etymology

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈl̠ʲiːmˠə/

Noun

líoma m (genitive singular líoma, nominative plural líomaí)

1. lime (green citrus fruit)

Declension

Declension of líoma (fourth declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative líoma líomaí vocative a líoma a líomaí genitive líoma líomaí dative líoma líomaí forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an líoma na líomaí genitive an líoma na líomaí dative leis an líoma don líoma leis na líomaí

See also

• líomóid

Further reading

• “lime”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024