íarm-

Old Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *eɸirom. Prefix counterpart to the preposition íar. The final -m of the preposition was often maintained when prefixed.

Prefix

íarm- (pretonic íarmi-, triggers lenition)

1. post-, after-

Derived terms

• íarlaithe (“end”)
• íarmaisi (“valueble”)
• íarmiciniar (“beforehand”)
• íarmindéidenach (literally “after-last”)
• íarmisuidigedar (“to place after”)
• íarmithá, íarmothá (“after”)
• íarmórthaid (“follower”)
• íarmue (“great-grandson”)
• íarrath (“fosterage-fee”)
• íarumgeinde (literally “born after”)

Old Irish terms prefixed with íarm-

íarmue

doíarmórat

íarfaigid

íarmifoich

tíarmóracht

Descendants

• Irish: iar-
• Scottish Gaelic: iar-