sèimh
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Scottish Gaelic[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Irish séim, from Proto-Celtic *sɸēmis.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
sèimh
- affable, mild, kind, comely
- gentle, calm, docile
- delicate, smooth, soft
- pacific, placid, quiet, tranquil
- bland
Derived terms[edit]
- Cuan Sèimh (“Pacific Ocean”)
- sèimhe
- sèimheachadh (“lenition”)
- sèimhich (“lenite”)
Mutation[edit]
| Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition |
| sèimh | shèimh after "an", t-sèimh |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |
Categories:
- Scottish Gaelic terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Scottish Gaelic terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *spey-
- Scottish Gaelic terms inherited from Old Irish
- Scottish Gaelic terms derived from Old Irish
- Scottish Gaelic terms inherited from Proto-Celtic
- Scottish Gaelic terms derived from Proto-Celtic
- Scottish Gaelic terms with IPA pronunciation
- Scottish Gaelic lemmas
- Scottish Gaelic adjectives