sèimh
Scottish Gaelic edit
Etymology edit
From Old Irish séim, from Proto-Celtic *sɸēmis.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
sèimh
- affable, mild, kind, comely
- gentle, calm, docile
- delicate, smooth, soft
- pacific, placid, quiet, tranquil
- bland
Derived terms edit
- Cuan Sèimh (“Pacific Ocean”)
- sèimhe
- sèimheachadh (“lenition”)
- sèimhich (“lenite”)
Mutation edit
| Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition |
| sèimh | shèimh after "an", t-sèimh |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |