dáimh

See also: daimh and dàimh

Irish

Alternative forms

• dámh

Etymology

From Old Irish dám (“company, retinue”). Doublet of dámh. Cognate with Scottish Gaelic dàimh.

Pronunciation

• (Munster, Connacht) IPA^(key): /d̪ˠɑːvʲ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /d̪ˠãːvʲ/

Noun

dáimh f (genitive singular dáimhe)

1. affection (feeling of love or strong attachment)

   Synonyms: caithis, cion, gean

2. friendship

   Synonyms: cairdeas, muintearas

3. sympathy (mutual relationship)

   Synonym: bá

Declension

Declension of dáimh (second declension, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative dáimh vocative a dháimh genitive dáimhe dative dáimh forms with the definite article case singular nominative an dáimh genitive na dáimhe dative leis an dáimh don dáimh

Mutation

Mutated forms of dáimh

radical	lenition	eclipsis
dáimh	dháimh	ndáimh

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

Further reading

• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “dáiṁ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 220
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “dáimh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN