dìomhain

== Scottish Gaelic == === Alternative forms === diamhain === Etymology === From Old Irish dímaín. By surface analysis, dì- +‎ maoin. Cognate with Irish díomhaoin. === Pronunciation === (Lewis) IPA(key): /ˈd̥ʲiəvɔɲ/ (Uist) IPA(key): /ˈd̥ʲiəvɛɲ/ === Adjective === dìomhain futile, unavailing, useless idle, lazy, slack idle, out of work, unemployed ==== Synonyms ==== (lazy): leisg ==== Derived terms ==== seillean-dìomhain (“drone (bee)”) === Mutation === === References === === Further reading === MacBain, Alexander; Mackay, Eneas (1911), “dìomhain”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language‎[1], Stirling, →ISBN