làmh

See also: lámh

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish lám, from Proto-Celtic *ɸlāmā (compare Welsh llaw), from Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₂meh₂ (“palm, hand”) (compare Latin palma, Ancient Greek παλάμη (palámē)).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /l̪ˠãːv/

Noun

làmh f (genitive singular làimhe or làimh, plural làmhan)

1. (anatomy) hand
2. handle

   làmh dorais ― door handle

3. (politics) wing

Declension

Declension of làmh (class IIa feminine noun)

Indefinite
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	làmh	làmhan
Genitive	làimhe	làmh
Dative	làimh	làmhan; làmhaibh✝
Definite
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	(an) làmh	(na) làmhan
Genitive	(na) làimhe	(nan) làmh
Dative	(an) làimh	(na) làmhan; làmhaibh✝
Vocative	làmh	làmha

^✝ obsolete form, used until the 19th century

• Alternative genitive singular: làimheadh

Derived terms

• air an dàrna làimh (“on the one hand”)
• air an làimh eile (“on the other hand”)
• an dèidh làimhe (“afterwards”)
• fòn-làimhe (“mobile phone”)
• làmh-sgrìobhainn (“manuscript”)
• làmh-thuagh (“hatchet”)
• làmhach (“manual; skilful, dexterous”)
• làmhainn (“glove; gauntlet”)
• leabhar-làimhe (“handbook”)
• os làimh (“in hand”)
• pailt-làmhach (“liberal (generous)”)
• ro làimh (“beforehand”)

 

Further reading

• Edward Dwelly (1911) “làmh”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎^[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN