imirt

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish imbert. By surface analysis, imir +‎ -t.

Pronunciation

• (Munster, Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈɪmʲəɾˠtʲ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈɨ̞mʲəɾˠtʲ/

Noun

imirt f (genitive singular imeartha)

1. verbal noun of imir
2. play, playing

Declension

Declension of imirt

Third declension

Bare forms (no plural for this noun): Case Singular Nominative imirt Vocative a imirt Genitive imeartha Dative imirt

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an imirt Genitive na himeartha Dative leis an imirt don imirt

Synonyms

• súgradh

Derived terms

• cárta imeartha (“playing card”)
• imeartas (“play, playfulness; machination, trickery”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
imirt	n-imirt	himirt	not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “imirt”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN