uaimh in Scottish Gaelic

IPA: /ˈũãv/ (note: Bernera), /ˈũãɣə/ (note: Lochs), [ˈʊ̃ɑ̃ɣə] (note: Lochs), /ˈũã.ə/ (note: North Uist), /ˈũã.a/ (note: Barra), /ũãj/ (note: Wester Ross) Forms: uamha [genitive, singular], uaimhe [genitive, singular], uamhan [plural], uaimhean [plural], uamh [alternative] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: From Old Irish úam, from Proto-Celtic *oumā (“cave”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ewn- (“empty”) (compare Ancient Greek εὖνις (eûnis, “deprived”). Etymology templates: {{inh|gd|sga|úam}} Old Irish úam, {{inh|gd|cel-pro|*oumā||cave}} Proto-Celtic *oumā (“cave”), {{der|gd|ine-pro|*h₁ewn-|t=empty}} Proto-Indo-European *h₁ewn- (“empty”), {{cog|grc|εὖνις|t=deprived}} Ancient Greek εὖνις (eûnis, “deprived”) Head templates: {{head|gd|noun|||||||genitive singular|uamha|or|uaimhe|||||plural|uamhan|or|uaimhean||||{{{pl4}}}|||cat2=|f10accel-form=genpl|f1accel-form=dat|s|f2accel-form=dat|s|f3accel-form=dat|s|f4accel-form=gen|s|f5accel-form=gen|s|f6accel-form=gen|s|f7accel-form=p|f8accel-form=p|f9accel-form=p|g=f|g2=|g3=|head=}} uaimh f (genitive singular uamha or uaimhe, plural uamhan or uaimhean), {{gd-noun|g=f|gen=uamha|gen2=uaimhe|pl=uamhan|pl2=uaimhean}} uaimh f (genitive singular uamha or uaimhe, plural uamhan or uaimhean)

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      "note": "Bernera"
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      "ipa": "/ˈũãɣə/",
      "note": "Lochs"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈʊ̃ɑ̃ɣə]",
      "note": "Lochs"
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      "ipa": "/ˈũã.ə/",
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    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈũã.a/",
      "note": "Barra"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ũãj/",
      "note": "Wester Ross"
    }
  ],
  "word": "uaimh"
}

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      "note": "Bernera"
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      "ipa": "/ˈũãɣə/",
      "note": "Lochs"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈʊ̃ɑ̃ɣə]",
      "note": "Lochs"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈũã.ə/",
      "note": "North Uist"
    },
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      "note": "Barra"
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      "ipa": "/ũãj/",
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"uaimh" meaning in Scottish Gaelic

Noun

Alternative forms