neamh

== Irish == === Etymology === From Old Irish nem, from Proto-Celtic *nemos (“heaven, sky”), from Proto-Indo-European *nébʰos. Cognate with Breton neñv, Cornish nev and Welsh nef. === Pronunciation === (Munster) IPA(key): /nʲavˠ/ (Galway) IPA(key): /n̠ʲavˠ/ (Mayo) IPA(key): /n̠ʲaw/ (Ulster) IPA(key): /n̠ʲãuh/ === Noun === neamh f (genitive singular neimhe or nimhe) heaven; sky, firmament ==== Declension ==== Alternative declension: === References === === Further reading === Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “neamh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927), “neaṁ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 786; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN