Irish

Noun

nimh f ‎(genitive singular nimhe)

1. poison
2. venom, virulence, bitterness, animosity

Declension

Derived terms

References

• "nimh" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
• “neim” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

• neimh m

Etymology

From Old Irish neim ‎(“poison, venom; bane, malefic power; virulence, keenness, penetrating force; sharpness, bitterness, causticity”).

Noun

nimh m ‎(genitive singular nimhe or neimhe, plural nimhean)

1. poison, venom
2. bitterness, malice, animosity

Synonyms

• puinnsean

Derived terms

• àrd-fhear-nimh ‎(“asp”)
• béist-nimh f ‎(“scorpion”)
• eòlas-nimh m ‎(“toxicology”)
• nimh-fhògrach ‎(“alexipharmic, antidote”, adj)
• seillean-nimh m ‎(“hornet”)

References

• Faclair Gàidhlig Dwelly Air Loidhne, Dwelly, Edward (1911), Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan/The Illustrated [Scottish] Gaelic-English Dictionary (10th ed.), Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, ISBN 0 901771 92 9
• “neim” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.