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
singular plural
nominative xiléim xiléimí
vocative a xiléim a xiléimí
genitive xiléime xiléimí
dative xiléim xiléimí
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an xiléim na xiléimí
genitive na xiléime na xiléimí
dative leis an xiléim
don xiléim 		leis na xiléimí

Derived terms

Further reading

  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “xiléim”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
  • “xylem”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025
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