nèamh

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See also: neamh, and neamh-

Scottish Gaelic

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Etymology

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From Old Irish nem (compare Irish neamh, Manx niau), from Proto-Celtic *nemos (heaven, sky) (compare Welsh and Cornish nef, Breton neñv), from Proto-Indo-European *nébʰos (compare Russian не́бо (nébo)).

Noun

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nèamh m (genitive singular nèimh, plural nèamhan)

  1. heaven, paradise
  2. (rare) heavens, sky

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