nimh

See also: NIMH and NiMH

Irish

Alternative forms
  • neimh (obsolete)

Etymology

From Old Irish neim (“poison”).

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

References
  1. Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 39

Further reading

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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