ìomhaigh
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Scottish Gaelic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle Irish ímáig (compare Irish íomhá), from Latin imāgō.
Noun
[edit]ìomhaigh f (plural ìomhaighean)
- image
- statue, effigy
- likeness, similitude
- configuration
- countenance
- idiom, figure of speech
- (religion) icon, idol
Synonyms
[edit]- (statue): buinne
Derived terms
[edit]Mutation
[edit]| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
|---|---|---|---|
| ìomhaigh | n-ìomhaigh | h-ìomhaigh | t-ìomhaigh |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
[edit]- Edward Dwelly (1911) “ìomhaigh”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan[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