iontaoibh

Irish

Back-formation from iontaofa (“trustworthy”), from in- (“-able”) +‎ taobh (“trust, confidence”).

iontaoibh f (genitive singular iontaoibhe)

trust, confidence (with as + the person or thing trusted in)
Synonyms: dóchas, muinín

feall ar iontaoibh ― a betrayal of trust

Níl iontaoibh agam as an Rialtas.
I have no confidence in the Government.

Téim ar iontaoibh Dé; Téim in iontaoibh Dé.
I trust myself to God; I put myself in God’s power.

Chuaigh sé ar iontaoibh a chuimhne.
He drew upon his memory; He relied on his memory.

Lig mé mo rún ar iontaoibh léi.
I entrusted my secret to her.

Níl aon droch-iontaoibh agam as.
I do not mistrust him.
a person who may be trusted
Ní hiontaoibh é; Ní haon iontaoibh é.
He is not to be trusted.

Declension of iontaoibh (second declension, no plural)

forms with the definite article
case	singular
nominative	an iontaoibh
genitive	na hiontaoibhe
dative	leis an iontaoibh don iontaoibh

Mutated forms of *iontaoibh*
radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
iontaoibh	n-iontaoibh	hiontaoibh	not applicable

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

Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “iontaoibh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “intáib”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “iontaoibh”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society