dìomhain
Gaelic (Scots)
/tʲiəvɛɲ/
adj
Definitions
- futile, unavailing, useless
- idle, lazy, slack
- idle, out of work, unemployed
Etymology
Inherited from Old Irish dímáin.
Origin
Old Irish
dímáin
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- dímáin Old Irish
- seillean Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
- seillean-dìomhain Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic