clòimh

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish clúm (“down, feathers, plumage, fur”), from Latin plūma (“feather, plume”), from Proto-Indo-European *plew- (“to pluck”).

Noun

clòimh f (genitive singular clòimhe, plural clòimhean)

  1. wool
  2. down, plumage

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