ploma

See also: plóma

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈplo.mə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [ˈplo.ma]

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Etymology 1

Inherited from Latin plūma.

Noun

ploma f (plural plomes)

1. feather
2. quill, pen (writing tool)
3. (engineering) jib (moveable arm of a crane)

   Synonym: braç

4. (engineering) derrick

   Synonym: puntal

5. (historical) Measure of water flow ranging anywhere from 2200 to 14,000 liters/day depending on the time and place

Derived terms

• ploma d'escriure
• plomada
• plomaire
• plomall
• plomatge
• plomer

 

References

• “ploma” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “ploma”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
• “ploma” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “ploma” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Etymology 2

Verb

ploma

1. inflection of plomar (“to pluck”):
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Etymology 3

Verb

ploma

1. inflection of plomar (“to seal with lead”):
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

ploma f (definite singular ploma, indefinite plural plomer or plomor, definite plural plomene or plomone)

1. (pre-2012) alternative form of plomme
2. definite singular of plome (non-standard since 2012)

Romansch

Noun

ploma f (plural plomas)

1. (Surmiran) pile, lot, quantity

Synonyms

• (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Puter, Vallader) mantun
• (Sutsilvan) mantùn
• (Surmiran) massada
• (Sutsilvan) plùna