xiléim

Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from English xylem, from German Xylem, from Ancient Greek ξύλον (xúlon, “wood”).

Noun

xiléim f (genitive singular xiléime, nominative plural xiléimí)

  1. (botany) xylem

Declension
Declension of xiléim

Second declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative xiléim xiléimí
Vocative a xiléim a xiléimí
Genitive xiléime xiléimí
Dative xiléim xiléimí

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an xiléim na xiléimí
Genitive na xiléime na xiléimí
Dative leis an xiléim

don xiléim

 leis na xiléimí

Derived terms

Further reading
  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “xiléim”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
  • “xylem”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024
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