làmh

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See also: lámh

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish lám,^[1] from Proto-Celtic *ɸlāmā (compare Welsh llaw), from Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₂meh₂ (“palm, hand”) (compare Latin palma, Ancient Greek παλάμη (palámē)).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /l̪ˠãːv/^[2]

Noun

làmh f (genitive singular làimhe or làimh, plural làmhan)

(anatomy) hand
handle
làmh dorais ― door handle
(politics) wing

Declension

Declension of *làmh* (class IIa feminine noun)
indefinite
	singular	plural
nominative	làmh	làmhan
genitive	làimhe	làmh
dative	làimh	làmhan; làmhaibh^✝

definite
	singular	plural
nominative	(an) làmh	(na) làmhan
genitive	(na) làimhe	(nan) làmh
dative	(an) làimh	(na) làmhan; làmhaibh^✝
vocative	làmh	làmha

^✝ obsolete form, used until the 19th century

Alternative genitive singular: làimheadh

Derived terms

air an dàrna làimh (“on the one hand”)
air an làimh eile (“on the other hand”)
an dèidh làimhe (“afterwards”)
fòn-làimhe (“mobile phone”)
làmh-sgrìobhainn (“manuscript”)
làmh-thuagh (“hatchet”)
làmhach (“manual; skilful, dexterous”)
làmhainn (“glove; gauntlet”)
leabhar-làimhe (“handbook”)
os làimh (“in hand”)
pailt-làmhach (“liberal (generous)”)
ro làimh (“beforehand”)

References

^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “lám”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
^ Mac Gill-Fhinnein, Gordon (1966) Gàidhlig Uidhist a Deas, Dublin: Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath

Further reading

Edward Dwelly (1911) “làmh”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎, 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN

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