líoma

Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from French lime, from Spanish lima, a back-formation from limón (“lemon”) (interpreted as having the augmentative suffix -ón), from Andalusian Arabic, from Arabic لَيْمُون (laymūn), from Persian لیمو (limu, “lemon”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈl̠ʲiːmˠə/

Noun

líoma m (genitive singular líoma, nominative plural líomaí)

  1. lime (green citrus fruit)

Declension
Declension of líoma

Fourth declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative líoma líomaí
Vocative a líoma a líomaí
Genitive líoma líomaí
Dative líoma líomaí

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an líoma na líomaí
Genitive an líoma na líomaí
Dative leis an líoma

don líoma

 leis na líomaí

See also

Further reading
  • “lime”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.