imirt

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish imbert. By surface analysis, imir +‎ -t.

Pronunciation

• (Munster, Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈɪmʲəɾˠtʲ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈɨ̞mʲəɾˠtʲ/

Noun

imirt f (genitive singular imeartha)

1. verbal noun of imir
2. play, playing

Declension

Declension of imirt (third declension, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative imirt vocative a imirt genitive imeartha dative imirt forms with the definite article case singular nominative an imirt genitive na himeartha dative leis an imirt don imirt

Synonyms

• súgradh

Derived terms

• cárta imeartha (“playing card”)
• imeartas (“play, playfulness; machination, trickery”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of imirt

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
imirt	n-imirt	himirt	not applicable

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

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “imirt”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN