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Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish andam.
Pronunciation
Adjective
ainneamh
- rare, scarce, curious
- crios ainneamh ― a curious girdle
- Is ainneamh a leithid. ― His match is seldom met with.
- gnothuch ainneamh ― a rare thing
- curiously formed
- valuable
Adverb
ainneamh
- seldom
- Is ainneamh a thig thu. ― You seldom come.
References
- Edward Dwelly (1911) “ainneamh”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary][1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- A Pronouncing and Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language (John Grant, Edinburgh, 1925, Compiled by Malcolm MacLennan)