íota

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See also: iota, Iota, IOTA, ióta, and ìota

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish ítu. Cognate with Scottish Gaelic ìota.

Pronunciation

Noun

íota f (genitive singular íota)

  1. great, devouring thirst
    Synonym: tart
    íota tarta ― parching, burning thirst
    spalladh íota ― parching, burning thirst
  2. ardent desire

Declension

Declension of íota (fourth declension, no plural)
bare forms
case singular
nominative íota
vocative a íota
genitive íota
dative íota
forms with the definite article
case singular
nominative an íota
genitive na híota
dative leis an íota
don íota

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of íota
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
íota n-íota híota not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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