TORTHAÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
niamh1, f. (gs. néimhe). Brightness, lustre, brilliance, sheen. ~ na gréine, the sun’s refulgence. ~ óir, sheen of gold, gold wash. ~ a chur ar rud, to burnish sth., to give sth. a lustrous finish. Tá ~ ghorm ann, it has a blue sheen.
niamh2, v.t. (vn. ~adh m, gs. & pp. -afa). Brighten, burnish, add lustre to; gild, adorn. (Var: ~aigh)