Irish

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Etymology

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From Middle Irish clúmh, from Old Irish clúm (down, feathers, plumage, fur), from Latin plūma (feather, plume).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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clúmh m (genitive singular clúimh)

  1. plumage, down, feathers (of birds)
    Synonym: cluimhreach
  2. body hair; down (on cheeks)
  3. fur, coat (of animal)
    Synonym: fionnadh
  4. (botany, of trees) foliage
    Synonym: duilliúr
  5. (botany, of plants) egret
  6. Synonym of clúmhach (fluff, fuzz)

Declension

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Declension of clúmh (first declension, no plural)
bare forms
case singular
nominative clúmh
vocative a chlúimh
genitive clúimh
dative clúmh
forms with the definite article
case singular
nominative an clúmh
genitive an chlúimh
dative leis an gclúmh
don chlúmh

Derived terms

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Verb

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clúmh (present analytic clúmhann, future analytic clúmhfaidh, verbal noun clúmhadh, past participle clúfa)

  1. (transitive) Synonym of cluimhrigh (pluck (feathers); preen)

Conjugation

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Mutation

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Mutated forms of clúmh
radical lenition eclipsis
clúmh chlúmh gclúmh

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

References

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  1. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 21

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