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

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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