umha

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Middle Irish uma, from Old Irish humæ, umae, from Proto-Celtic *omiyom. Cognate with Welsh efydd.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ũ.ə/

Noun

umha m (genitive singular umha, plural umha)

  1. bronze
    Linn an Umha ― Bronze Age
  2. copper
    Synonym: copar
  3. brass

Derived terms
  • ceàrd-umha (“coppersmith”)
  • Linn an Umha (“Bronze Age”)
  • meirg-umha (“verdigris”)
  • umhach (“coppery, brassy, pertaining to bronze/copper/brass”)

Mutation
Scottish Gaelic mutation
RadicalEclipsiswith h-prothesiswith t-prothesis
umhan-umhah-umhat-umha
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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