ìomhaigh
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish ímáig (compare Irish íomhá), from Latin imāgō.
Noun
ìomhaigh f (plural ìomhaighean)
- image
- statue, effigy
- likeness, similitude
- configuration
- countenance
- idiom, figure of speech
- (religion) icon, idol
Synonyms
- (statue): buinne
Derived terms
Mutation
| Scottish Gaelic mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| ìomhaigh | n-ìomhaigh | h-ìomhaigh | t-ìomhaigh |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References
- Edward Dwelly (1911) “ìomhaigh”, 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), “ímáig”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language