lomaosta

Irish

Etymology

From lom (“bare, thin”) +‎ aosta (“aged”).

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /ˌl̪ˠaumˠˈeːsˠt̪ˠə/[1]

Adjective

lomaosta

  1. fairly old, well on in years

References

  1. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931), Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 276, page 137

Further reading

  • Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927), “lom-”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 673; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “lomaosta”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
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