uaimh

See also: Uaimh

Irish

Alternative forms

• uamh, uamha, uamhain

Etymology

From Old Irish úam, from Proto-Celtic *oumā (“cave”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁weh₂- (“empty”) (compare Ancient Greek εὖνις (eûnis, “deprived”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /uəvʲ/
• (Ulster, dated) IPA^(key): /ũi̯/

Noun

uaimh f (genitive singular uaimhe, nominative plural uaimheanna or uamhacha)

1. cave

   Synonyms: pluais, prochóg

2. den
3. pit
4. crypt

Declension

Declension of uaimh (second declension)

bare forms singular plural nominative uaimh uaimheanna vocative a uaimh a uaimheanna genitive uaimhe uaimheanna dative uaimh uaimheanna forms with the definite article singular plural nominative an uaimh na huaimheanna genitive na huaimhe na n-uaimheanna dative leis an uaimh don uaimh leis na huaimheanna

Derived terms

• uaimheadóireacht
• uaimh ifrinn
• An Uaimh

Mutation

Mutated forms of uaimh

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
uaimh	n-uaimh	huaimh	not applicable

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

Further reading

• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904), “uaimh”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 769
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “uaimh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

• uamh

Etymology

From Old Irish úam, from Proto-Celtic *oumā (“cave”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁weh₂- (“empty”) (compare Ancient Greek εὖνις (eûnis, “deprived”).

Pronunciation

• (Bernera) IPA^(key): /ˈũãv/
• (Lochs) IPA^(key): /ˈũãɣə/, [ˈʊ̃ɑ̃ɣə] (corresponding to the form uadha)
• (North Uist, Skye) IPA^(key): /ˈũã.ə/ (corresponding to the form uamha)
• (Barra) IPA^(key): /ˈũã.a/ (corresponding to the form uamha)
• (Wester Ross) IPA^(key): /ũãj/

Noun

uaimh f (genitive singular uamha or uaimhe, plural uamhan or uaimhean)

1. cave