imreasc

Irish

Etymology 1

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Alternative forms

• imreas

Noun

imreasc m (genitive singular imrisc or imreasca, nominative plural imrisc or imreasca)

1. (anatomy) iris

Declension

Declension of imreasc (first declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative imreasc imrisc vocative a imrisc a imreasca genitive imrisc imreasc dative imreasc imrisc forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an t-imreasc na himrisc genitive an imrisc na n-imreasc dative leis an imreasc don imreasc leis na himrisc

Alternative declension

Declension of imreasc (third declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative imreasc imreasca vocative a imreasc a imreasca genitive imreasca imreasc dative imreasc imreasca forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an t-imreasc na himreasca genitive an imreasca na n-imreasc dative leis an imreasc don imreasc leis na himreasca

Derived terms

• leathadh imrisc m (“mydriasis”)
• mac imrisc m (“pupil (of eye)”)

Etymology 2

Noun

imreasc m (genitive singular imrisc)

1. Alternative form of imreas

Declension

Declension of imreasc (first declension, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative imreasc vocative a imrisc genitive imrisc dative imreasc forms with the definite article case singular nominative an t-imreasc genitive an imrisc dative leis an imreasc don imreasc

Mutation

Mutated forms of imreasc

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
imreasc	n-imreasc	himreasc	not applicable

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

References

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