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

• prótaixiléim f (“protoxylem”)

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