iarnaí
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Irish[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Old Irish íarnaide, from íarn (“iron”). By surface analysis, iarann + -aí.
Adjective[edit]
iarnaí
Synonyms[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
- iarnaíocht f (“iron quality; hardness, toughness”)
Etymology 2[edit]
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun[edit]
iarnaí m pl
- (nonstandard) plural of iarann (“iron”)
Etymology 3[edit]
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Adjective[edit]
iarnaí
- inflection of iarnach (“ferric; chalybeate”):
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology 4[edit]
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb[edit]
iarnaí
- present subjunctive analytic of iarnaigh (“put in irons, fetter; fit, cover, with iron”)
Alternative forms[edit]
Mutation[edit]
| Irish mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| iarnaí | n-iarnaí | hiarnaí | not applicable |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References[edit]
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “iarnaí”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “íarnaide”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Entries containing “iarnaí” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.