iarnaí

Irish

Etymology 1

From Old Irish íarnaide, from íarn (“iron”). By surface analysis, iarann +‎ -aí (adjectival suffix).

Adjective

iarnaí

  1. iron (made of iron)
  2. iron-hard
Synonyms
Derived terms
  • iarnaíocht f (“iron quality; hardness, toughness”)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

iarnaí m pl

  1. (nonstandard) plural of iarann (“iron”)

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

iarnaí

  1. inflection of iarnach (“ferric; chalybeate”):
    1. genitive singular feminine
    2. comparative degree
Alternative forms
  • iarnaighe (obsolete)

Etymology 4

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

iarnaí

  1. present subjunctive analytic of iarnaigh (“put in irons, fetter; fit, cover, with iron”)
Alternative forms
  • iarnaighe, iarnuighe (obsolete)

Mutation

Mutated forms of iarnaí
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
iarnaí n-iarnaí hiarnaí not applicable

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

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