iomadh

Irish

Adjective

iomadh

  1. superseded spelling of iomaí (“many”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of iomadh
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
iomadh n-iomadh hiomadh not applicable

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

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Irish imbed, imbad, from Proto-Celtic *imbetom.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈiməɣ/

Noun

iomadh m (genitive singular iomaidh, no plural)

  1. a lot of, many, many a, a number of, various, diverse
    iomadh rud ― many things, many a thing
    iomadh turas ― many a time, often

Usage notes

  • Like English "many", only used for countable nouns.
  • Although describing more than one item, the noun following iomadh is in the singular.
  • In the nominative case the noun following iomadh remains in the nominative as well.

Mutation

Mutation of iomadh
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
iomadh n-iomadh h-iomadh t-iomadh

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

Further reading

  • Edward Dwelly (1911) “iomadh”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
  • MacLennan, Malcolm (1925) A Pronouncing and Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language, Edinburgh: J. Grant, →OCLC
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