umha

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Middle Irish uma, from Old Irish humæ, umae, from Proto-Celtic *omiyom. Cognate with Welsh efydd.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ũ.ə/

Noun

umha m (genitive singular umha, plural umha)

1. bronze

   Linn an Umha ― Bronze Age

2. copper

   Synonym: copar

3. brass

Derived terms

• ceàrd-umha (“coppersmith”)
• Linn an Umha (“Bronze Age”)
• meirg-umha (“verdigris”)
• umhach (“coppery, brassy, pertaining to bronze/copper/brass”)

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
umha	n-umha	h-umha	t-umha
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.