neim

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Old Irish

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *nem- (to give). For the semantic relationship, compare German Gift (poison, toxin).

Noun

neim n or f

  1. poison
  2. venom

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

  • Irish: nimh
  • Manx: nieu
  • Scottish Gaelic: nimh