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Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish Ádam, from Latin Ādām, Ādāmus, from Ancient Greek Ἀδάμ, Ἄδαμος (Adám, Ádamos), from Biblical Hebrew אָדָם (adam, “earth, man, soil, light brown”), from אֲדָמָה (adamah, “red earth, ground”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Àdhamh m (genitive/vocative Àdhaimh, diminutive Adaidh)
- a male given name from Biblical Hebrew, equivalent to English Adam
- Adam (biblical figure)
Mutation
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.