iarnaí

Irish

Etymology 1

From Old Irish íarnaide, from íarn (“iron”). By surface analysis, iarann +‎ -aí.

Adjective

iarnaí

1. iron (made of iron)
2. iron-hard

Synonyms

• iarnda

Derived terms

• iarnaíocht f (“iron quality; hardness, toughness”)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

iarnaí m pl

1. (nonstandard) plural of iarann (“iron”)

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

iarnaí

1. inflection of iarnach (“ferric; chalybeate”):
   1. genitive singular feminine
   2. comparative degree

Alternative forms

• iarnaighe (obsolete)

Etymology 4

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

iarnaí

1. present subjunctive analytic of iarnaigh (“put in irons, fetter; fit, cover, with iron”)

Alternative forms

• iarnaighe, iarnuighe (obsolete)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
iarnaí	n-iarnaí	hiarnaí	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) “iarnaí”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “íarnaide”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “iarnaí”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm