ellum
See also: -ellum
English
Noun
ellum (plural ellums)
- Pronunciation spelling of elm.
Akkadian
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Etymology
Unknown. The hypothesis of a borrowing from Proto-Dravidian *eḷ (“sesame”, compare Tamil எள் (eḷ), Malayalam എള്ള് (eḷḷŭ)) has also been made.
Pronunciation
- (Old Babylonian) IPA(key): /ˈel.lum/
Adjective
ellum (base el, feminine elletum, masculine plural ellūtum, feminine plural ellētum) (from Old Assyrian, Old Babylonian on)
- verbal adjective of elēlum (“to become pure”):
- clean, pure
- holy, sacred
- free, noble (as social class)
Alternative forms
- allum
- allu (non-mimated form)
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Noun
ellum m
- sesame oil of a specific quality, a good sesame oil
Alternative forms
- ellu (non-mimated)
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Latin
Contraction
ellum
- Contraction of ecce illum.
References
- “ellum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “ellum”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- ellum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette