iomad
Irish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Irish imbed, imbad (“a large quantity”).[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈɯmˠəd̪ˠ/, /ˈʊmˠəd̪ˠ/[2]
- (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈʊmˠəd̪ˠ/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈʌmˠəd̪ˠ/[3]
Noun
[edit]iomad f (genitive singular iomad)
- great number or quantity
- abundance
Derived terms
[edit]Mutation
[edit]| radical | eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
|---|---|---|---|
| iomad | n-iomad | hiomad | 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
[edit]- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “imbed, imbad”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 167, page 85
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 294, page 104
Further reading
[edit]- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “iomad”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Scottish Gaelic
[edit]Determiner
[edit]iomad
- Alternative form of iomadh