nimh

See also: NIMH and NiMH

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish neim (“poison, venom; bane, malefic power; virulence, keenness, penetrating force; sharpness, bitterness, causticity”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nʲɪvʲ/

Noun

nimh f (genitive singular nimhe)

1. poison
2. venom, virulence, bitterness, animosity

Declension

Declension of nimh

Second declension

Bare forms (no plural form of this noun) Case Singular Nominative nimh Vocative a nimh Genitive nimhe Dative nimh

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Nominative an nimh Genitive na nimhe Dative leis an nimh don nimh

Derived terms

• eidhneán nimhe m (“poison ivy”)
• frithnimh f, nimhíoc f (“antidote”)
• nimheadas m (“venomousness, virulence, spitefulness”)
• nimheadóir m (“venomous, spiteful person; spitfire”)
• nimheanta (“venomous, spiteful”, adjective)
• nimhigh (“poison, envenom”, verb)
• nimhiúil (“poisonous, virulent”, adjective)
• nimhneach (“painful, sore”, adjective)
• roc nimhe m (“electric ray, numb-fish”)

 

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “nimh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “neim”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• “nimh”, in The National Terminology Database for Irish, Fiontar & Scoil na Gaeilge, DCU and Foras na Gaeilge, 2006–2024

---

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

• neimh m

Etymology

From Old Irish neim (“poison, venom; bane, malefic power; virulence, keenness, penetrating force; sharpness, bitterness, causticity”).

Noun

nimh m (genitive singular nimhe or neimhe, plural nimhean)

1. poison, venom
2. bitterness, malice, animosity

Synonyms

• puinnsean

Derived terms

• àrd-fhear-nimh (“asp”)
• béist-nimh f (“scorpion”)
• eòlas-nimh m (“toxicology”)
• nimh-fhògrach (“alexipharmic, antidote”, adj)
• seillean-nimh m (“hornet”)

References

• Edward Dwelly (1911) “nimh”, 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), “neim”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language