damh

Irish

Etymology 1

From Old Irish dam (“ox, stag”), from Proto-Celtic *damos, from Proto-Indo-European *dm̥h₂-ó- (“bull”) (compare Albanian dem (“bullock”), Ancient Greek δάμαλος (dámalos, “calf”)), from *demh₂- (“to tame”) (compare Old Irish daimid (“to allow, give in”), Latin domō, English tame).

Pronunciation

• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /d̪ˠãw/

Noun

damh m (genitive singular daimh, nominative plural daimh)

1. ox
2. stag
3. (figuratively) strong man, champion; corpulent person

Declension

Declension of damh (first declension)

bare forms singular plural nominative damh daimh vocative a dhaimh a dhamha genitive daimh damh dative damh daimh forms with the definite article singular plural nominative an damh na daimh genitive an daimh na ndamh dative leis an damh don damh leis na daimh

Synonyms

• (stag): damh alla

Etymology 2

From Old Irish dom (“house, home”).

Noun

damh f (genitive singular daimhe, nominative plural damha)

1. (literary) house, home

Declension

Declension of damh (second declension)

bare forms singular plural nominative damh damha vocative a dhamh a dhamha genitive daimhe damh dative damh damha forms with the definite article singular plural nominative an damh na damha genitive na daimhe na ndamh dative leis an damh don damh leis na damha

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /d̪ˠʊ̃h/

Pronoun

damh (emphatic damhsa)

1. alternative form of dom (“for/to me”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of damh

radical	lenition	eclipsis
damh	dhamh	ndamh

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “damh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla [Irish–English Dictionary], Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 dam”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “dom, dam”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish dam (“ox, stag”), from Proto-Celtic *damos, from Proto-Indo-European *dm̥h₂-ó- (“bull”) (compare Albanian dem (“bullock”), Ancient Greek δάμαλος (dámalos, “calf”)), from *demh₂- (“to tame”) (compare Old Irish daimid (“to allow, give in”), Latin domō, English tame).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d̪̊ãv/, [d̪̊ãv̥]
• (Wester Ross) IPA^(key): /d̪̊ɛ̃v/, [d̪̊ɛ̃v̥]

Noun

damh m (genitive singular daimh, plural daimh or damhan)

1. ox, bullock
2. stag (usually of red deer)

Derived terms

• damh-allaidh
• damh-cabrach
• damh-dearg
• damh-féidh
• damh-fiadhaich
• damh-lann
• damh-nartaidh
• damh-shùileach

Mutation

Mutation of damh

radical	lenition
damh	dhamh

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• Edward Dwelly (1911), “damh”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 dam”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language