Àdhamh

See also: Ádhamh

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish Ádam, from Latin Ādām, Ādāmus, from Ancient Greek Ἀδάμ, Ἄδαμος (Adám, Ádamos), from Biblical Hebrew אָדָם (adam, “earth, man, soil, light brown”), from אֲדָמָה (adamah, “red earth, ground”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaːɣəv/

Proper noun

Àdhamh m (genitive/vocative Àdhaimh, diminutive Adaidh)

1. a male given name from Biblical Hebrew, equivalent to English Adam
2. Adam (biblical figure)

Related terms

• Eubha (“Eve”)

Mutation

Mutation of Àdhamh

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
Àdhamh	n-Àdhamh	h-Àdhamh	t-Àdhamh

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.