dìomhain

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

• diamhain

Etymology

From Old Irish dímaín. By surface analysis, dì- +‎ maoin. Cognate with Irish díomhaoin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtʲiəvɛɲ/

Adjective

dìomhain

1. futile, unavailing, useless
2. idle, lazy, slack
3. idle, out of work, unemployed

Synonyms

• (lazy): leisg

Derived terms

• seillean-dìomhain (“drone (bee)”)

Mutation

Mutation of dìomhain

radical	lenition
dìomhain	dhìomhain

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “dìomhain”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language‎^[1], Stirling, →ISBN