iomad

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish imbed, imbad (“a large quantity”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈɯmˠəd̪ˠ/, /ˈumˠəd̪ˠ/[2]
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈɞmˠəd̪ˠ/[3]

Noun

iomad f (genitive singular iomad)

  1. great number or quantity
  2. abundance

Derived terms

  • ainiomad m (“too much; too many”)
  • iliomad m (“great number, variety”)
  • iomadúil (“numerous”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of iomad
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

  1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “imbed, imbad”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. ^ 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
  3. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906), A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 294, page 104

Further reading

  • Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927), “iomad”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 602; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “iomad”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Scottish Gaelic

Determiner

iomad

  1. alternative form of iomadh
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