lámh

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See also: làmh

Irish

Alternative forms

láimh (Cois Fharraige)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

(Munster, Connacht) IPA^(key): /l̪ˠɑːvˠ/, /l̪ˠɑ̃ːvˠ/^[2]
(Ulster) IPA^(key): /l̪ˠãːw/^[3]

Noun

lámh f (genitive singular láimhe, nominative plural lámha)

hand (part of the forelimb; pointer of a clock; style of penmanship); arm
handle
signature
hand (unit of measurement): (of horses) four inches, (of fish, plants, etc.) three inches

Declension

Declension of lámh

Second declension

Bare forms

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	lámh	lámha
Vocative	a lámh	a lámha
Genitive	láimhe	lámh
Dative	láimh	lámha

Forms with the definite article

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an lámh	na lámha
Genitive	na láimhe	na lámh
Dative	leis an láimh don láimh	leis na lámha

Dual: dhá láimh

Derived terms

an lámh a bheith in uachtar agat (“to have the upper hand”)
as láimh (“immediately”)
báisín lámh (“wash-hand basin”)
bille láimhe (“hand-bill”)
délámhach (“two-handed”, adjective)
dólámhach (“two-handed”, adjective)
faoi do láimh (“ready to hand”)
gearrlámhach (“short-handed”, adjective)
i bhfad ó láimh (“hard to get at”)
i láimh a chéile (“by degrees”)
in aice láimhe (“near at hand”)
láimh le (“close by, beside”)
lámh chuidithe (“helping hand”)
lámh chúnta (“helping hand”)
lámh fhuar (“white caterpillar”)
lámh liath (“white caterpillar”)
lámhacán m (“crawling (on all fours)”)
lámhach m (“firing (a weapon)”)
lámhainn f (“glove”)
lámhcheardaíocht f (“handicraft”)
lámhcheird f (“handicraft”)
lámhchrann (“handle, crank”)
lámhdhéanamh m (“deal (of cards)”)
lámhdhéanta (“handmade”, adjective)
lámhfhada
lámhfhíodóireacht f (“handweaving”)
lámhscríbhneoireacht f (“handwriting”)
lán na lámh (“armful, great deal”)
leathlámh f (“one hand, one arm”)
mála láimhe (“handbag”)
obair láimhe f (“manual work”)
scáthán láimhe m (“hand-mirror”)
síneadh láimhe m (“tip, gratuity”)

References

^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “lám”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 54, page 29
^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 148, page 58

Further reading

Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “láṁ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 416
Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “lámh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

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