talam

Old Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *talamū, from Proto-Indo-European *tḷ-mon, root *tel.

Noun

talam m (genitive talman)

1. earth, (dry) land
2. land, country
3. (element) earth
4. earth, soil, dirt, clay

Descendants

• Irish: talamh
• Manx: thalloo
• Scottish Gaelic: talamh