Àdhamh

See also: Ádhamh

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish Ádam, from Latin Ādām, Ādāmus, from Ancient Greek Ἀδάμ, Ἄδαμος (Adám, Ádamos), from Biblical Hebrew אָדָם (adam, “earth, man, soil, light brown”), from אֲדָמָה (adamah, “red earth, ground”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaːɣəv/

Proper noun

Àdhamh m (genitive/vocative Àdhaimh, diminutive Adaidh)

1. a male given name from Biblical Hebrew, equivalent to English Adam
2. Adam (biblical figure)

Related terms

• Eubha (“Eve”)

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
Àdhamh	n-Àdhamh	h-Àdhamh	t-Àdhamh
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.