ellam

See also: -ellam and eļļām

Old Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Comprised of the elements ar (for, on) (see also modern air) + fo- (under, sub-) + lám (arm, hand).[1]

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

Old Irish mutation
RadicalLenitionNasalization
ullam unchanged n-ullam
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

  1. MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “ullamh”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language, Stirling, →ISBN
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