nímid

Irish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈn̠ʲiːmʲədʲ/

Etymology 1

Inflected form of nigh.

Alternative forms
  • nighimid (obsolete)

Verb

nímid

  1. first-person plural present indicative of nigh
    Nímid ár gcuid éadaigh.
    We wash our clothes.
  2. first-person plural present subjunctive of nigh
    go nímid ― that we may wash

Etymology 2

Inflected form of ní⁴.

Alternative forms

Verb

nímid

  1. (archaic, Ulster) first-person plural present indicative independent of déan

Synonyms
  • déanaimid (dependent form in Ulster; independent and dependent form in Connacht and the written standard)
  • deinimid (independent and dependent form in Munster)
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