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)
Alternative forms
Etymology 2
Adjective
iomarcach (genitive singular masculine iomarcaigh, genitive singular feminine iomarcaí, plural iomarcacha, comparative iomarcaí)
- Alternative form of armacach (“loving, tender”)
Declension
Declension of iomarcach
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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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 | |||
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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