Loam
See also: loam
Bavarian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlɔɐm/
- Hyphenation: Loam
Etymology 1
From Middle High German leime, from Old High German leimo, from Proto-West Germanic *laimō, from Proto-Germanic *laimô, variant of *laimaz.
Alternative forms
- Lahm (East Central Bavarian, Vienna, Southern Bavarian, Carinthia, Tyrol)
- Luem (Southern Bavarian, Tyrol)
Noun
Loam m (plural Lahm) (West Central Bavarian, Southern Bavarian, Tyrol)
Etymology 2
From Middle High German and Old High German līm, from Proto-West Germanic *līm, from Proto-Germanic *līmaz, from Proto-Indo-European *sley- (“smooth; slick; sticky; slimy”) (modern English slime).
Alternative forms
- Laam (East Central Bavarian, Vienna, Southern Bavarian, Carinthia)
Noun
Loam m (plural Loam) (West Central Bavarian)