sàmhach

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish sámach (“in a state of repose, easy, at rest”) (compare Irish sámhach), from sám (“calm, peaceful, easy, at rest; pleasant”) + -ach.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈs̪aː.əx/, /ˈs̪aːvəx/
• (Tiree, North Argyll) IPA^(key): /ˈs̪ɛː.əx/

Adjective

sàmhach

1. silent, quiet

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical	Lenition
sàmhach	shàmhach after "an", t-sàmhach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “sámach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language