umha
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish humæ, ume, from Proto-Celtic *omiyom. Cognate with Welsh efydd.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ũ.ə/
Noun
umha m (genitive singular umha, plural umha)
- bronze
- Linn an Umha ― Bronze Age
- copper
- Synonym: copar
- 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 | |||
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Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
umha | n-umha | h-umha | t-umha |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |