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)

1. loam

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)

1. glue