dìomhain

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Scottish Gaelic

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old Irish dímaín. By surface analysis, dì- +‎ maoin. Cognate with Irish díomhaoin.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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dìomhain

  1. futile, unavailing, useless
  2. idle, lazy, slack
  3. idle, out of work, unemployed

Synonyms

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Derived terms

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Mutation

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Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical Lenition
dìomhain dhìomhain
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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