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

Bare forms (no plural form of this noun)

Case Singular
Nominative nimh
Vocative a nimh
Genitive nimhe
Dative nimh

Forms with the definite article

Case 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[4]

  1. (archaic) dative singular of neamh

References
  1. G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “neim”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 31
  3. Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 39
  4. Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “neaṁ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society

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”, adj)
  • seillean-nimh m (“hornet”)

References
  • Edward Dwelly (1911) “nimh”, 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), “neim”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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