iomaidh

Irish

Etymology 1

Possibly from Old Irish *imbuith, unattested verbal noun of imm·tá (“to be around, be so”).

Noun

iomaidh f (genitive singular iomaidh)

1. rivalry, competition

Declension

Declension of iomaidh (fourth declension, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative iomaidh vocative a iomaidh genitive iomaidh dative iomaidh forms with the definite article case singular nominative an iomaidh genitive na hiomaidh dative leis an iomaidh don iomaidh

Further reading

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

Etymology 2

Adjective

iomaidh

1. Superseded spelling of iomaí (“many”).

Mutation

Mutated forms of iomaidh

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
iomaidh	n-iomaidh	hiomaidh	not applicable

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