úim

See also: UIM

Irish

Alternative forms

  • adhaim, udhaim, ughaim (obsolete)
  • úghaim (superseded)

Etymology

From Middle Irish uidim, from Old Irish aidemm (tool, implement). Cognate with Scottish Gaelic uidheam (equipment, gear).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /uːmʲ/

Noun

úim f (genitive singular úma, nominative plural úmacha)

  1. harness
    Synonym: gabháil

Declension

Declension of úim (third declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative úim úmacha
vocative a úim a úmacha
genitive úma úmacha
dative úim úmacha
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an úim na húmacha
genitive na húma na n-úmacha
dative leis an úim
don úim
leis na húmacha

Verb

úim (present analytic úmann, future analytic úmfaidh, verbal noun úmadh, past participle úmtha)

  1. to harness

Conjugation

Mutation

Mutated forms of úim
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
úim n-úim húim not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading