iamh
Irish edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
iamh m (genitive singular as substantive iaimh, genitive as verbal noun iata)
- verbal noun of iaigh
- closure, enclosure
- (mathematics) closure (of set)
- Synonym: iamh an tacair
- confinement, stop
Declension edit
- Substantive
Declension of iamh
Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article:
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- Verbal noun
Declension of iamh
Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms edit
- faoi iamh (“enclosed, secured”)
- iamh is oscailt (“make-and-break”)
- iamhchríoch (“enclave”)
- oíche-iamh (“nyctinasty”)
Mutation edit
Irish mutation | |||
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Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
iamh | n-iamh | hiamh | not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading edit
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “iamh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “iamh” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “iamh” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.