clúmh

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish clúmh, from Old Irish clúm (down, feathers, plumage, fur), from Latin plūma (feather, plume), perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *plew-.

Noun

clúmh m (genitive singular clúimh)

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

Declension

Derived terms

  • clúmhach (downy, feathery; hairy, furry; coated; fluffy, fuzzy; fleecy, adjective)
  • clúmh liath m (downy mildew)
  • leaba chlúimh (éan) f, leaba chluimhrí f (feather bed)

Verb

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

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

Conjugation

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
clúmh chlúmh gclúmh
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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