nèamh

From Old Irish nem (compare Irish neamh, Manx niau), from Proto-Celtic *nemos (“heaven, sky”) (compare Welsh and Cornish nef, Breton neñv), from Proto-Indo-European *nébʰos (compare Russian не́бо (nébo))

nèamh m (genitive singular nèimh, plural nèamhan)

1. heaven, paradise
2. (rare) heavens, sky

• nèamhaidh

• Faclair Gàidhlig Dwelly Air Loidhne, Dwelly, Edward (1911), Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan/The Illustrated [Scottish] Gaelic-English Dictionary (10th ed.), Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
• C. Marstrander, E. G. Quin et al., editors (1913–76), “1 nem”, in Dictionary of the Irish Language: Based Mainly on Old and Middle Irish Materials, Dublin: Royal Irish Academy, →ISBN