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gnìomh

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See also: gníomh

Scottish Gaelic

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Old Irish gním, from Proto-Celtic *gnīmus, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- (to produce, beget).

Noun

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gnìomh m (genitive singular gnìomha, plural gnìomhan)

  1. act, action, deed
  2. task
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

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gnìomh (past ghnìomh, future gnìomhaidh, verbal noun gnìomhadh, past participle gnìomhte)

  1. pile, stack up

References

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  1. ^ Oftedal, M. (1956) A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. III: The Gaelic of Leurbost, Isle of Lewis, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
  2. ^ John MacPherson (1945) The Gaelic dialect of North Uist (Thesis)‎[1], Edinburgh: University of Edinburgh