ìomhaigh

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Middle Irish ímáig (compare Irish íomhá), from Latin imāgō.

Noun

ìomhaigh f (plural ìomhaighean)

  1. image
  2. statue, effigy
  3. likeness, similitude
  4. configuration
  5. countenance
  6. idiom, figure of speech
  7. (religion) icon, idol

Synonyms

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutation of ìomhaigh
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

  • Edward Dwelly (1911) “ìomhaigh”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎[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
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