damh
Irish
Etymology 1
From Old Irish dam (“ox, stag”), from Proto-Celtic *damos, from Proto-Indo-European *dm̥h₂-ó- (“bull”) (compare Albanian dem (“bullock”), Ancient Greek δάμαλος (dámalos, “calf”)), from *demh₂- (“to tame”) (compare Old Irish daimid (“to allow, give in”), Latin domō, English tame).
Pronunciation
Noun
damh m (genitive singular daimh, nominative plural daimh)
Declension
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Synonyms
- (stag): damh alla
Etymology 2
From Old Irish dom (“house, home”).
Noun
damh f (genitive singular daimhe, nominative plural damha)
Declension
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Etymology 3
Pronunciation
Pronoun
damh (emphatic damhsa)
- alternative form of dom (“for/to me”)
Mutation
| radical | lenition | eclipsis |
|---|---|---|
| damh | dhamh | ndamh |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 77
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “damh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 dam”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “dom, dam”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish dam (“ox, stag”), from Proto-Celtic *damos, from Proto-Indo-European *dm̥h₂-ó- (“bull”) (compare Albanian dem (“bullock”), Ancient Greek δάμαλος (dámalos, “calf”)), from *demh₂- (“to tame”) (compare Old Irish daimid (“to allow, give in”), Latin domō, English tame).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /d̪̊ãv/[1]
Noun
damh m (genitive singular daimh, plural daimh or damhan)
Derived terms
- damh-allaidh
- damh-cabrach
- damh-dearg
- damh-féidh
- damh-fiadhaich
- damh-lann
- damh-nartaidh
- damh-shùileach
Mutation
| radical | lenition |
|---|---|
| damh | dhamh |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
Further reading
- Edward Dwelly (1911) “damh”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary][2], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 dam”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language