ímáig

Middle Irish

Alternative forms

• ímágin, ímáigen, ímáigin

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin imāgō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈiːβ̃aːɣʲ/

Noun

ímáig f

1. image, statue, representation
2. likeness, reflection, form

Inflection

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Derived terms

• ímáigech
• ímáignid

Descendants

• Irish: íomhá
• Scottish Gaelic: ìomhaigh

Mutation

Mutation of ímáig

radical	lenition	nasalization
ímáig	unchanged	n-ímáig

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Middle Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “ímáig”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language