ellam
See also: -ellam and eļļām
Old Irish
Alternative forms
- ollam
- ullam
Etymology
Comprised of the elements ar (“for, on”) (see also modern air) + fo- (“under, sub-”) + lám (“arm, hand”).[1]
Adjective
ellam
- quick, prompt, speedy; soon, readily
- ready, prepared, finished
- finished, complete
- ready (for), predisposed (to), inclined (to)
Descendants
- Irish: ullamh
Mutation
| Old Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
| ullam | unchanged | n-ullam |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, 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, Stirling, →ISBN