dìomhain

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

diamhain

Etymology

From Old Irish dímaín. By surface analysis, dì- +‎ maoin. Cognate with Irish díomhaoin.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈtʲiəvɛɲ/

Adjective

dìomhain

Synonyms

(lazy): leisg

Derived terms

seillean-dìomhain (“drone (bee)”)

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical	Lenition
dìomhain	dhìomhain
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

MacBain, Alexander; Mackay, Eneas (1911), “dìomhain”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language, Stirling, →ISBN

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