uidheam

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Middle Irish uidim, from Old Irish aidemm (“tool, implement”). Cognate with Irish úim (“harness”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈujəm/

Noun

uidheam f (genitive singular uidheim, plural uidheaman)

  1. equipment
  2. harness (of a horse etc)
  3. rigging (of a boat or ship)

Derived terms

Mutation
Scottish Gaelic mutation
RadicalEclipsiswith h-prothesiswith t-prothesis
uidheamn-uidheamh-uidheamt-uidheam
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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