ellam
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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
- quick, prompt, speedy; soon, readily
- ready, prepared, finished
- finished, complete
- ready (for), predisposed (to), inclined (to)
Descendants
[edit]Mutation
[edit]| Old Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
| ullam (pronounced with /h/ in h-prothesis environments) |
unchanged | n-ullam |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
[edit]- 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
- ^ MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “ullamh”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language[1], Stirling, →ISBN