ellum

See also: -ellum

English

Noun

ellum

  1. Pronunciation spelling of elm.

Akkadian

Root
'-l-l
1 term

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈel.lum/

Etymology 1

    Adjective

    ellum (feminine elletum, masculine plural ellūtum, feminine plural ellētum, predicative el) (from Old Assyrian/Old Babylonian on)

    1. verbal adjective of elēlum (“to become pure”):
      1. clean, pure
      2. holy, sacred
      3. free, noble (as social class)
    Alternative forms
    Cuneiform spellings
    Logograms Phonetic
    • 𒂖𒈝 (el-lum)
    • 𒂊𒂖𒇻𒌝 (e-el-lu-um)
    • 𒂖𒇻 (el-lu)

    Etymology 2

      Unknown. The hypothesis of a borrowing from Proto-South Dravidian I *eḷ (“sesame”, compare Tamil எள் (eḷ), Kannada ಎಳ್ಳು (eḷḷu)) has also been made.

      Noun

      ellum m

      1. sesame oil of a specific quality, a good sesame oil
      Alternative forms
      Cuneiform spellings
      Logograms Phonetic
      • 𒂖𒈝 (el-lum)
      • 𒂖𒇻 (el-lu)

      Latin

      Contraction

      ellum

      1. contraction of ecce +‎ illum

      References

      • “ellum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
      • “ellum”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
      • “ellum”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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