llom

Albanian

Alternative forms

• llum
• llam — Gheg

Etymology

Variant of lym, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *lew- (“dirt, mud”). Alternatively, compare Lithuanian lomà, Latvian lãma (“puddle, slop, pit, pothole”), Latin lāma (“puddle, slop, swamp, marsh”).

Noun

llom m

1. mud

Related terms

• lucë

See also

• baltë
• lym

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Latin lumbus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencia) [ˈʎom]

Noun

llom m (plural lloms)

1. loin
2. ridge

   Synonym: crestall

3. spine (of a book)

   Antonym: cantell

Related terms

• lumbar

Further reading

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

Welsh

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɬɔm/
• Rhymes: -ɔm

Adjective

llom

1. feminine singular of llwm

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
llom	lom	unchanged	unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.