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nimhneach.

painful, sore; hurtful

9 characters2 syllables approx.Gaeilge language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈnʲainʲəx/Munster, Waterford/ˈnʲiːnʲəx/Munster, Cork/ˈn̠ʲivʲnʲəx/Connacht/ˈn̠ʲɨ̃vʲnʲa(x)/Ulster

  1. painful, sore; hurtful

  2. venomous, spiteful; over-sensitive, touchy (of person)

Where this word comes from

From Old Irish neimnech. By surface analysis, nimh (“poison”, noun) + -ach (adjectival suffix).

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