sèimh

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish séim, from Proto-Celtic *sɸeimis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃɛ̃ːv/

Adjective

sèimh

1. affable, mild, kind, comely
2. gentle, calm, docile
3. delicate, smooth, soft
4. pacific, placid, quiet, tranquil
5. bland

Derived terms

• Cuan Sèimh (“Pacific Ocean”)
• sèimhe
• sèimheachadh (“lenition”)
• sèimhich (“lenite”)

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical	Lenition
sèimh	shèimh after "an", t-sèimh
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.