nimh
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish neim (“poison, venom; bane, malefic power; virulence, keenness, penetrating force; sharpness, bitterness, causticity”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /nʲɪvʲ/
Declension
Declension of nimh
Second declension
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Bare forms (no plural form of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms
- eidhneán nimhe m (“poison ivy”)
- frithnimh f, nimhíoc f (“antidote”)
- nimheadas m (“venomousness, virulence, spitefulness”)
- nimheadóir m (“venomous, spiteful person; spitfire”)
- nimheanta (“venomous, spiteful”, adjective)
- nimhigh (“poison, envenom”, verb)
- nimhiúil (“poisonous, virulent”, adjective)
- nimhneach (“painful, sore”, adjective)
- roc nimhe m (“electric ray, numb-fish”)
References
- "nimh" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- “neim” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
- "nimh" in the National Terminology Database for Irish, provided by Fiontar & Scoil na Gaeilge, DCU and Foras na Gaeilge.
Scottish Gaelic
Alternative forms
- neimh m
Etymology
From Old Irish neim (“poison, venom; bane, malefic power; virulence, keenness, penetrating force; sharpness, bitterness, causticity”).
Noun
Synonyms
Derived terms
- àrd-fhear-nimh (“asp”)
- béist-nimh f (“scorpion”)
- eòlas-nimh m (“toxicology”)
- nimh-fhògrach (“alexipharmic, antidote”, adj)
- seillean-nimh m (“hornet”)
References
- Faclair Gàidhlig Dwelly Air Loidhne, Dwelly, Edward (1911), Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan/The Illustrated [Scottish] Gaelic-English Dictionary (10th ed.), Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- “neim” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
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