nimh
Irish (Donegal)
/nʲɪvʲ/
noun
Definitions
- poison
- venom, virulence, bitterness, animosity
Etymology
Inherited from Old Irish neim (malefic power, virulence, venom, penetrating force, bane, causticity, sharpness, poison, bitterness, keenness).
Origin
Old Irish
neim
Gloss
malefic power, virulence, venom, penetrating force, bane, causticity, sharpness, poison, bitterness, keenness
Concept
Semantic Field
The body
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- *nem- Proto-Indo-European
- frithnimh Irish
- nimhigh Irish
- nimhitheoir Irish
- nimhiúil Irish
- nimhneach Irish
- nimhneachas Irish
- nimhneachán Irish
- neim Old Irish
- nimh Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
- aarnieu Manx
- nieu Manx
- nieuagh Manx