iomall
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish imbel (“edge, rim, border, margin”).
Pronunciation
Noun
iomall m (genitive singular iomaill, plural iomallan)
- edge, border, margin, limit, verge, fringe, periphery
- Synonym: oir
- rim, lip (of a vessel)
- Synonym: oir
- wing (sport)
- Synonym: cliathach
Mutation
| Scottish Gaelic mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| iomall | n-iomall | h-iomall | t-iomall |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References
- Edward Dwelly (1911) “iomall”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary][1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “imbel ?”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language