nimh

See also: NIMH and NiMH

Irish

Etymology 1

From Old Irish neim (“poison”).[1]

Alternative forms

  • neimh (obsolete)

Pronunciation

Noun

nimh f (genitive singular nimhe)

  1. poison
  2. venom, virulence, bitterness, animosity
Declension
Declension of nimh (second declension, no plural)
bare forms
singular
nominative nimh
vocative a nimh
genitive nimhe
dative nimh
forms with the definite article
singular
nominative an nimh
genitive na nimhe
dative leis an nimh
don nimh
Derived terms

Further reading

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

nimh

  1. (archaic) dative singular of neamh

References

  1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “neim”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 59, page 31
  3. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 98, page 39

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

  • neimh m

Etymology

From Old Irish neim (“poison, venom; bane, malefic power; virulence, keenness, penetrating force; sharpness, bitterness, causticity”).

Noun

nimh m (genitive singular nimhe or neimhe, plural nimhean)

  1. poison, venom
  2. bitterness, malice, animosity

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • àrd-fhear-nimh (“asp”)
  • béist-nimh f (“scorpion”)
  • eòlas-nimh m (“toxicology”)
  • nimh-fhògrach (“alexipharmic, antidote”, adjective)
  • seillean-nimh m (“hornet”)

References

  • Edward Dwelly (1911) “nimh”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
  • Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “neim”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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