iompar

Irish

Alternative forms

• iomchar (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle Irish imchor, verbal noun of Old Irish imm·cuirethar.

Pronunciation

• (Munster, Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈʊmˠpˠəɾˠ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈʌmˠpˠəɾˠ/, /ˈʌmˠxəɾˠ/ (corresponding to the form iomchar)

Noun

iompar m (genitive singular as substantive iompair, genitive as verbal noun iompartha)

1. verbal noun of iompair
2. carriage, conveyance, transport
3. conduct

Declension

Verbal noun

Declension of iompar (irregular, no plural)

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

Substantive

Declension of iompar (first declension, no plural)

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

Derived terms

• aeriompar m (“air transport”)
• ag iompar clainne (“pregnant”)
• iompar clainne (“childbearing”)
• iompar poiblí (“public transport”)
• olliompar (“mass transit”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of iompar

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
iompar	n-iompar	hiompar	t-iompar

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) “iompar”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “iomċar”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 403