loam英语原文释义、词形变化、词源和词汇关系

英文释义

名词 n.

A type of soil; an earthy mixture of sand, silt and clay, with organic matter to which its fertility is chiefly due. countable,uncountable

— Alexander died, Alexander was buried, Alexander returneth to dust, the dust is earth, of earth we make loam, and of why that loam whereto he was converted might they not stop a beer-barrel?
A mixture of sand, clay, and other materials, used in making moulds for large castings, often without a pattern. countable,uncountable

动词 v.

To cover, smear, or fill with loam.

形容词 adj.

Made of loam; consisting of loam. not-comparable

词形变化

loams plural loams present,singular,third-person loaming participle,present loamed participle,past loamed past

词汇关系

衍生词

loamless Loamshire loamy

词源

词源 1

From Middle English lome, lame, lam, from Old English lām (“clay, mud, mire, earth”), from Proto-West Germanic *laim, from Proto-Germanic *laimaz, *laimô (“clay”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂leyH- (“to smear”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian Leem (“loam”), West Frisian liem (“loam”), Dutch leem (“loam”), German Lehm (“loam”). Related also to lime.

词源 2

From Middle English lome, lame, lam, from Old English lām (“clay, mud, mire, earth”), from Proto-West Germanic *laim, from Proto-Germanic *laimaz, *laimô (“clay”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂leyH- (“to smear”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian Leem (“loam”), West Frisian liem (“loam”), Dutch leem (“loam”), German Lehm (“loam”). Related also to lime.

词源 3

From Middle English lome, lame, lam, from Old English lām (“clay, mud, mire, earth”), from Proto-West Germanic *laim, from Proto-Germanic *laimaz, *laimô (“clay”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂leyH- (“to smear”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian Leem (“loam”), West Frisian liem (“loam”), Dutch leem (“loam”), German Lehm (“loam”). Related also to lime.