elm vs elmwood what difference
what is difference between elm and elmwood
English
Alternative forms
- ellum (pronunciation spelling)
Etymology
From Middle English elme, elm, from Old English elm, from Proto-Germanic *elmaz (compare dialectal Low German Elm, dialectal German Ilm, Norwegian and Swedish alm), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁élem ‘mountain elm’ (compare Irish leamh, Latin ulmus, Albanian ulzë (“maple”)).
Pronunciation
- enPR: ĕlm, IPA(key): /ɛlm/
- Rhymes: -ɛlm
Noun
elm (countable and uncountable, plural elms)
- (countable) A tree of the genus Ulmus of the family Ulmaceae, large deciduous trees with alternate stipulate leaves and small apetalous flowers.
- Synonym: (dialectal) elven
- (uncountable, usually attributive) Wood from an elm tree.
Derived terms
Related terms
- Limoges
- Limousin
- limousin
- limousine
Translations
See also
- keyaki, kiaki
- zelkova
Further reading
- elm on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams
- -mel-, EML, L.E.M., LEM, Lem, MLE, Mel, mel
Azerbaijani
Etymology
Ultimately from Arabic عِلْم (ʿilm).
Noun
elm (definite accusative elmi, plural elmlər)
- science
Declension
Related terms
- əhli-elm
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin helmus, elmus, attested from the 13th century.
Noun
elm m (plural elms)
- helmet
Related terms
- elmet
References
Further reading
- “elm” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “elm” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “elm” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Scots
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɛlm/
- (Hawick) IPA(key): /ˈɛˌlʌm/
Noun
elm (plural elms)
- elm
English
Etymology
elm + wood
Noun
elmwood (uncountable)
- The wood of the elm tree.
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