English

Noun

pluma ‎(plural plumae)

1. (zoology) A feather.

Asturian

Etymology

Probably a semi-learned term taken from Latin plūma ‎(“feather”). Cf. Spanish pluma, however.

Noun

pluma f ‎(plural plumes)

1. feather (element of bird wings)

French

Verb

pluma

1. third-person singular past historic of plumer

Interlingua

Etymology

From Latin plūma

Noun

pluma

1. pen

Irish

Etymology

From Old English plūme, from Proto-Germanic *prūmōn.

Noun

pluma m ‎(genitive singular pluma, nominative plural plumaí)

1. plum

Declension

Derived terms

• crann plumaí ‎(“plum-tree”)
• dátphluma ‎(“date-plum, persimmon”)

Mutation

References

• "pluma" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.

Latin

Etymology

Uncertain, see Proto-Indo-European *plew-

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈpluː.ma/, [ˈpɫuː.ma]

Noun

plūma f ‎(genitive plūmae); first declension

1. feather, plume
2. (by extension) metal scale of armor
3. beard-down
   • 23 BCE – 13 BCE, Horace, Odes 4.10.2

Inflection

First declension.

Related terms

Descendants

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowing from Latin plūma ‎(“feather”) (Latin pl- normally becomes ch- in inherited Portuguese); cf. the semi-learned Old Portuguese pruma. See also chumaço, which was popularly inherited and underwent the usual sound changes.

Noun

pluma f (plural plumas)

1. plume (large and showy feather)
2. (geology) upwelling of molten material from the Earth's mantle (mantle plume)

Related terms

• plumaço
• plumão
• plumagem

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin plūma ‎(“feather”), taken as an early semi-learned term (Latin pl- normally becomes ll- in inherited Spanish), or it may have maintained a conservative pronunciation as it would have been in use by mainly the upper class. A popular evolution of the word may have once existed in pre-literary Spanish, as evidenced by the Old Spanish derivative llumazo (compare Portuguese chumaço; cf. also Spanish chumacera, borrowed from a related Portuguese term). ^[1] Cognate to English plume.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈplu.ma/

Noun

pluma f ‎(plural plumas)

1. feather
2. pen (for writing)
3. (figuratively) writer, penman

Synonyms

• (pen): boli, bolígrafo, esfero, esferográfico

Derived terms

• cortaplumas m
• desplumar
• plumaje
• plumero
• plumífero
• plumón

References

1. ↑ https://www.scribd.com/document/158436269/Diccionario-Critico-Etimologico-castellano-MI-RI-Corominas-Joan-pdf