ìomhaigh

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Middle Irish ímáig (compare Irish íomhá), from Latin imāgō.

Noun

ìomhaigh f (plural ìomhaighean)

1. image
2. statue, effigy
3. likeness, similitude
4. configuration
5. countenance
6. idiom, figure of speech
7. (religion) icon, idol

Synonyms

• (statue): buinne

Derived terms

• ìomhaigheach
• ìomhaigheachd

Mutation

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.

References

• Edward Dwelly (1911) “ìomhaigh”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎^[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “ímáig”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language