nimh

See also: NIMH and NiMH

Irish

Etymology 1

From Old Irish neim (“poison”).

Alternative forms

• neimh (obsolete)

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /nʲɪvʲ/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /n̠ʲɪvʲ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /n̠ʲɨ̞vʲ/, /n̠ʲɨ̞fʲ/

Noun

nimh f (genitive singular nimhe)

1. poison
2. venom, virulence, bitterness, animosity

Declension

Declension of nimh (second declension, no plural)

bare forms 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

• eidhneán nimhe
• faireog nimhe
• frithnimh (“antidote”)
• nimheadas m (“venomousness”)
• nimheadóir m (“spiteful person”)
• nimheanta (“venomous”, adjective)
• nimhigh
• nimhíoc f (“antidote”)
• nimhiúil
• nimhneach
• roc nimhe

 

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “nimh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “neiṁ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 515
• “nimh”, in The National Terminology Database for Irish, Fiontar & Scoil na Gaeilge, DCU and Foras na Gaeilge, 2006–2024
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “nimh”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “nimh”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

nimh

1. (archaic) dative singular of neamh

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

• puinnsean

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]‎^[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “neim”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language