lámh
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See also: làmh
Irish[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Irish lám (“hand; arm”)[1], from Proto-Celtic *ɸlāmā (compare Welsh llaw), from Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₂meh₂ (“palm, hand”) (compare Latin palma, Ancient Greek παλάμη (palámē)).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
lámh f (genitive singular láimhe, nominative plural lámha)
- hand (part of the forelimb; pointer of a clock; style of penmanship); arm
- handle
- signature
- hand (unit of measurement): (of horses) four inches, (of fish, plants, etc.) three inches
Declension[edit]
Declension of lámh
Derived terms[edit]
- an lámh a bheith in uachtar agat (“to have the upper hand”)
- as láimh (“immediately”)
- báisín lámh (“wash-hand basin”)
- bille láimhe (“hand-bill”)
- délámhach (“two-handed”, adjective)
- dólámhach (“two-handed”, adjective)
- faoi do láimh (“ready to hand”)
- gearrlámhach (“short-handed”, adjective)
- i bhfad ó láimh (“hard to get at”)
- i láimh a chéile (“by degrees”)
- in aice láimhe (“near at hand”)
- láimh le (“close by, beside”)
- lámh chuidithe (“helping hand”)
- lámh chúnta (“helping hand”)
- lámh fhuar (“white caterpillar”)
- lámh liath (“white caterpillar”)
- lámhacán m (“crawling (on all fours)”)
- lámhach m (“firing (a weapon)”)
- lámhainn f (“glove”)
- lámhcheardaíocht f (“handicraft”)
- lámhcheird f (“handicraft”)
- lámhdhéanamh m (“deal (of cards)”)
- lámhdhéanta (“handmade”, adjective)
- lámhfhada
- lámhfhíodóireacht f (“handweaving”)
- lámhscríbhneoireacht f (“handwriting”)
- lán na lámh (“armful, great deal”)
- leathlámh f (“one hand, one arm”)
- mála láimhe (“handbag”)
- obair láimhe f (“manual work”)
- scáthán láimhe m (“hand-mirror”)
- síneadh láimhe m (“tip, gratuity”)
References[edit]
- ^ G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “lám”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 29
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 58
Further reading[edit]
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904), “láṁ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 416
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “lámh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN