Irish
Etymology
From Middle Irish ímáig (compare Scottish Gaelic ìomhaigh), from Latin imāgō.
Pronunciation
Noun
íomhá f or m (genitive singular íomhá, nominative plural íomhánna)
- image, statue
- Synonyms: dealbh, fíor, samhail
- likeness, representation, reflection
- Synonyms: cosúlacht, dealramh, samhail
- puny, insignificant, creature; mere semblance
Declension
Declension of íomhá (fourth declension)
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- Alternative declension
Declension of íomhá (fourth declension)
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Derived terms
Mutation
Mutated forms of íomhá
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eclipsis |
with h-prothesis |
with t-prothesis
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| íomhá
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n-íomhá
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híomhá
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t-íomhá
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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) “íomhá”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “ímáig”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language