dìomhain

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms
  • diamhain

Etymology

From Old Irish dímaín. By surface analysis, dì- +‎ maoin. Cognate with Irish díomhaoin.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈtʲiəvɛɲ/

Adjective

dìomhain

  1. futile, unavailing, useless
  2. idle, lazy, slack
  3. idle, out of work, unemployed

Synonyms

Derived terms

Mutation
Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical Lenition
dìomhaindhìomhain
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading
  • MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “dìomhain”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language‎, Stirling, →ISBN
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