nímid

Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈn̠ʲiːmʲədʲ/

Etymology 1

Inflected form of nigh.

Alternative forms

• nighimid (obsolete)

Verb

nímid

1. first-person plural present indicative of nigh

   Nímid ár gcuid éadaigh.

   We wash our clothes.

2. first-person plural present subjunctive of nigh

   go nímid ― that we may wash

Etymology 2

Inflected form of ní⁴.

Alternative forms

• ghnímid (obsolete)

Verb

nímid

1. (archaic, Ulster) first-person plural present indicative independent of déan

Synonyms

• déanaimid (dependent form in Ulster; independent and dependent form in Connacht and the written standard)
• deinimid (independent and dependent form in Munster)