lomra

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish lommrad, verbal noun of lommraid (“to shear”).

Noun

lomra m (genitive singular lomra, nominative plural lomraí)

1. fleece
2. mop (of hair)

Declension

Declension of lomra

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative lomra lomraí Vocative a lomra a lomraí Genitive lomra lomraí Dative lomra lomraí

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an lomra na lomraí Genitive an lomra na lomraí Dative leis an lomra don lomra leis na lomraí

Derived terms

• lomra gruaige
• lomrach

Related terms

• lomair

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “lomra”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “lomra”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language