uidheam

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Middle Irish uidim, from Old Irish aidemm (“tool, implement”). Cognate with Irish úim (“harness”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈujəm/

Noun

uidheam f (genitive singular uidheim, plural uidheaman)

  1. equipment
  2. harness (of a horse etc)
  3. rigging (of a boat or ship)

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutation of uidheam
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
uidheam n-uidheam h-uidheam t-uidheam

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

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