gnìomh

See also: gníomh

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology 1

From Old Irish gním, from Proto-Celtic *gnēm-, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃- (“to know”).

Noun

gnìomh m (genitive singular gnìomha, plural gnìomhan)

act, action, deed
task

Derived terms

cuir an gnìomh (“put into action”)
gnìomhach (“active, busy, industrious; functional”)
gnìomhachas (“industry; business”)
gnìomhachd (“activity”)
gnìomhair (“verb”)
gnìomhaireach (“verbal”, adjective)
Leabhar Ghnìomharan nan Abstol (“Acts”) (biblical book)

Etymology 2

Verb

gnìomh (past ghnìomh, future gnìomhaidh, verbal noun gnìomhadh, past participle gnìomhte)

pile, stack up

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