ìomhaigh
Scottish GaelicEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Old Irish ímáig (compare Irish íomhá), from Latin imāgō.
NounEdit
ìomhaigh f (plural ìomhaighean)
- image
- statue, effigy
- likeness, similitude
- configuration
- countenance
- idiom, figure of speech
- (religion) icon, idol
SynonymsEdit
- (statue): buinne
Derived termsEdit
MutationEdit
| Scottish Gaelic mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| ìomhaigh | n-ìomhaigh | h-ìomhaigh | t-ìomhaigh |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
ReferencesEdit
- Edward Dwelly (1911), “ìomhaigh”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “ímáig”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language