ìomhaigh

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Middle Irish ímáig (compare Irish íomhá), from Latin imāgō.

Noun

ìomhaigh f (plural ìomhaighean)

  1. image
  2. statue, effigy
  3. likeness, similitude
  4. configuration
  5. countenance
  6. idiom, figure of speech
  7. (religion) icon, idol

Synonyms

Derived terms

Mutation
Scottish Gaelic mutation
RadicalEclipsiswith h-prothesiswith t-prothesis
ìomhaighn-ìomhaighh-ìomhaight-ìomhaigh
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References
  • Edward Dwelly (1911) “ìomhaigh”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎, 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
  • G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “ímáig”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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