imdae

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Old Irish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

imbed (a large quantity) +‎ -de.

Adjective

imdae (comparative imdu)

  1. many, numerous
    • c. 800, Würzburg Glosses on the Pauline Epistles, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1987, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. I, pp. 499–712, Wb. 9a12
      cit imdi far forcitlidi
      although your teachers are many
Inflection
io/iā-stem
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative imdae imdae imdae
Vocative imdai
Accusative imdae imdai
Genitive imdai imdae imdai
Dative imdu imdai imdu
Plural Masculine Feminine/neuter
Nominative imdai imdai
Vocative imdai
imdu*
Accusative imdai
imdu*
Genitive imdae
Dative imdaib
Notes * when substantivized
Alternative forms
Descendants
  • Irish: iomaí
  • Manx: shimmey
  • Scottish Gaelic: iomadh

Etymology 2

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Noun

imdae f (genitive imdae or imdad)

  1. bed
  2. couch
  3. cubicle
  4. shoulder
  5. sleeping compartment
Inflection
Feminine iā-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative imdaeL imdaiL imdai
Vocative imdaeL imdaiL imdai
Accusative imdaiN imdaiL imdai
Genitive imdae imdaeL imdaeN
Dative imdaiL imdaib imdaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization
Feminine t-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative imdae imdaidL, imdae imdaid
Vocative imdae imdaidL, imdae imdada
Accusative imdaidN imdaidL, imdae imdada
Genitive imdad imdad imdadN
Dative imdaidL imdadaib imdadaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization
Synonyms

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Nasalization
imdae unchanged n-imdae
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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