nimh

From Old Irish neim (“poison”).

• neimh (obsolete)

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /nʲivʲ/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /n̠ʲivʲ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /n̠ʲɨvʲ/, /n̠ʲɨfʲ/

nimh f (genitive singular nimhe)

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

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “nimh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “neiṁ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 793; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
• “nimh”, in The National Terminology Database for Irish, Fiontar & Scoil na Gaeilge, DCU and Foras na Gaeilge, 2006–2025
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “nimh”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “nimh”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

nimh

1. (archaic) dative singular of neamh

• neimh m

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

nimh m (genitive singular nimhe or neimhe, plural nimhean)

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

• puinnsean

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

• Edward Dwelly (1911) “nimh”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan ‎, 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “neim”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language