iompair
Irish edit
Alternative forms edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Old Irish imm·cuirethar, from imm- (“around”) + ·cuirethar (“to place”), prototonic form of fo·ceird; but synchronically no longer recognizable as im- + cuir.
Verb edit
iompair (present analytic iompraíonn, future analytic iompróidh, verbal noun iompar, past participle iompartha)
- carry, convey, transport
- transmit
- pass on, communicate
- carry on one's person, wear
- (nautical) carry (a mast, sail, etc.)
- carry in womb, gestate
- support, sustain
- bear, endure
- have capacity for
- behave, deport
Conjugation edit
conjugation of iompair (second conjugation)
* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡ dependent form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis (except an)
Derived terms edit
- iompair i mála droma (“to backpack”, transitive verb, literally “to carry in a backpack”)
Etymology 2 edit
Noun edit
iompair m sg
Mutation edit
Irish mutation | |||
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Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
iompair | n-iompair | hiompair | not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading edit
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “imm·cuirethar”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “iomċaraim”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 403
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “iompair”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN