nimh

See also: NIMH and NiMH

Irish

Etymology

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

Noun

nimh f (genitive singular nimhe)

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

Declension

Derived terms

References

  • "nimh" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
  • “neim” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.

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

Derived terms

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

References

  • Faclair Gàidhlig Dwelly Air Loidhne, Dwelly, Edward (1911), Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan/The Illustrated [Scottish] Gaelic-English Dictionary (10th ed.), Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
  • “neim” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
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