iomarcach

Irish

Etymology 1

From iomarca (“excess, superfluity; too many, too much; advantage, superiority; arrogance, presumption; oppression, injustice”) +‎ -ach (adjectival suffix).

Adjective

iomarcach (genitive singular masculine iomarcaigh, genitive singular feminine iomarcaí, plural iomarcacha, comparative iomarcaí)

1. 1. excessive, superfluous, redundant
   2. superabundant
2. arrogant, presumptuous; overbearing

Alternative forms

• iomarcrach, iomarcradhach, iomarcúil

Etymology 2

Adjective

iomarcach (genitive singular masculine iomarcaigh, genitive singular feminine iomarcaí, plural iomarcacha, comparative iomarcaí)

1. Alternative form of armacach (“loving, tender”)

Declension

Declension of iomarcach

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	iomarcach	iomarcach	iomarcacha
Vocative	iomarcaigh		iomarcacha
Genitive		iomarcaí	iomarcacha	iomarcach
Dative	iomarcach	iomarcach; iomarcaigh (archaic)	iomarcacha
Comparative	níos iomarcaí
Superlative	is iomarcaí

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
iomarcach	n-iomarcach	hiomarcach	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) “iomarcach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN