lámh

See also: làmh

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Irish lám (“hand; arm”),[1] from Proto-Celtic *ɸlāmā (compare Welsh llaw), from Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₂meh₂ (“palm, hand”) (compare Latin palma, Ancient Greek παλάμη (palámē)).

Pronunciation

Noun

lámh f (genitive singular láimhe, nominative plural lámha)

  1. hand (part of the forelimb; pointer of a clock; style of penmanship); arm
  2. handle
  3. signature
  4. hand (unit of measurement): (of horses) four inches, (of fish, plants, etc.) three inches

Declension
Declension of lámh

Second declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative lámh lámha
Vocative a lámh a lámha
Genitive láimhe lámh
Dative láimh lámha

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an lámh na lámha
Genitive na láimhe na lámh
Dative leis an láimh

don láimh

 leis na lámha

Derived terms
  • an lámh a bheith in uachtar agat (“to have the upper hand”)
  • as láimh (“immediately”)
  • báisín lámh (“wash-hand basin”)
  • bille láimhe (“hand-bill”)
  • délámhach (“two-handed”, adjective)
  • dólámhach (“two-handed”, adjective)
  • faoi do láimh (“ready to hand”)
  • gearrlámhach (“short-handed”, adjective)
  • i bhfad ó láimh (“hard to get at”)
  • i láimh a chéile (“by degrees”)
  • in aice láimhe (“near at hand”)
  • láimh le (“close by, beside”)
  • lámh chuidithe (“helping hand”)
  • lámh chúnta (“helping hand”)
  • lámh fhuar (“white caterpillar”)
  • lámh liath (“white caterpillar”)
  • lámhacán m (“crawling (on all fours)”)
  • lámhach m (“firing (a weapon)”)
  • lámhainn f (“glove”)
  • lámhcheardaíocht f (“handicraft”)
  • lámhcheird f (“handicraft”)
  • lámhdhéanamh m (“deal (of cards)”)
  • lámhdhéanta (“handmade”, adjective)
  • lámhfhada
  • lámhfhíodóireacht f (“handweaving”)
  • lámhscríbhneoireacht f (“handwriting”)
  • lán na lámh (“armful, great deal”)
  • leathlámh f (“one hand, one arm”)
  • mála láimhe (“handbag”)
  • obair láimhe f (“manual work”)
  • scáthán láimhe m (“hand-mirror”)
  • síneadh láimhe m (“tip, gratuity”)

References
  1. G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “lám”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 54, page 29
  3. Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 148, page 58

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