imreasc

Irish

Etymology 1

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Alternative forms

• imreas

Noun

imreasc m (genitive singular imrisc or imreasca, nominative plural imrisc or imreasca)

1. (anatomy) iris

Declension

Declension of imreasc

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative imreasc imrisc Vocative a imrisc a imreasca Genitive imrisc imreasc Dative imreasc imrisc

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an t-imreasc na himrisc Genitive an imrisc na n-imreasc Dative leis an imreasc don imreasc leis na himrisc

Alternative declension

Declension of imreasc

Third declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative imreasc imreasca Vocative a imreasc a imreasca Genitive imreasca imreasc Dative imreasc imreasca

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an t-imreasc na himreasca Genitive an imreasca na n-imreasc Dative leis an imreasc don imreasc leis na himreasca

Derived terms

• leathadh imrisc m (“mydriasis”)
• mac imrisc m (“pupil (of eye)”)

Etymology 2

Noun

imreasc m (genitive singular imrisc)

1. Alternative form of imreas

Declension

Declension of imreasc

First declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun) Case Singular Nominative imreasc Vocative a imrisc Genitive imrisc Dative imreasc

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an t-imreasc Genitive an imrisc Dative leis an imreasc don imreasc

Mutation

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

References

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