ainneamh

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

• annamh

Etymology

From Old Irish andam (compare Irish annamh).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈan̪ˠəv/

Adjective

ainneamh

1. rare, scarce, curious

   crios ainneamh ― a curious girdle

   Is ainneamh a leithid. ― His match is seldom met with.

   gnothuch ainneamh ― a rare thing

2. curiously formed
3. valuable

Adverb

ainneamh

1. seldom

   Is ainneamh a thig thu. ― You seldom come.

References

• Edward Dwelly (1911) “ainneamh”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎^[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
• A Pronouncing and Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language (John Grant, Edinburgh, 1925, Compiled by Malcolm MacLennan)